SOC 103 - Social Problems

    Recent Professors
    Julybeth Murillo
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    4
    Summer 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4J · CSU GE Area D0
    Description
    In this course, sociological perspectives will be used to understand social problems in the United States and selected world societies. The course will focus on social institutions and the problems and inequalities they produce, including racism, sexism, poverty, crime, violence, terrorism, medical crises, crimes against the environment, and white-collar crime. Emphasis will also include the dynamics of the social construction of social problems and debates related to addressing and solving social problems.