SOCI 1020 - Social Problems (TN eCampus)

(3 credits)

Prerequisites: Students must be able to read and write at the college level. Students will be expected to write and express themselves in good grammatical, concise, and Standard English. Poor grammar will affect your participation in group discussion and the written homework assignments. Grades will be based on writing skills, presentation, thoroughness, and timeliness.

The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the increasingly acute and intense problems such as alcoholism, violence, drugs, crime, inequality, lifestyle preferences and environmental abuse within the context of social change. We will utilize various theoretical/sociological paradigms.

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