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Social Problems (SOC 206Z)

Term: 2025-2026 Academic Year Summer Term

Faculty

Christina J Alexander
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Description

Applies the sociological perspective to the study of social problems, including their social construction,
causes, and consequences. Explores the complexities surrounding their solutions, such as how solutions are socially constructed
and policy proposals from sociologists and social movements. Topics may include poverty, discrimination, interpersonal violence,
crime, addiction, ecological crises, war/global conflict, and health inequality.