SOC 1B - CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS

    Recent Professors
    J. Botts, R. Rangel, B. Hall Melander, R. Huigen, S. Ranganathan, A. London
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    50–65 students
    Difficulty
    5.6Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Summer 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4J · CSU GE Area D0 · CSU GE Area A3 · CSU GE Area D
    Description
    Critical thinking is an important component of sociology; the sociological imagination requires us to step back, to ask questions, and to evaluate evidence. This class explores some of the major social problems and social issues experienced by society today. In the study of social problems, this course utilizes both inductive and deductive forms of reasoning, including identifying formal and informal fallacies and analyzes the evidence on which conclusions are based. The application of critical thinking strengthens and heightens the social awareness of students concerning major social problems today. (A, CSU, UC, Cal-GETC) (C-ID SOCI 115)
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 10:00am–11:15am, Wed 6:00pm–8:50pm