SOC V02 - Social Problems

    Recent Professors
    Daniella Graves, Andrea Horigan, Mariana Branda-Gherardi
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    9–50 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of SOC V02
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4J · CSU GE Area D0
    Description
    This course will examine current American social problems, such as health care; crime; substance abuse; domestic violence; AIDS; the environment; and the inequalities of race, sex, age, education, and social class. Analysis of factors leading to their emergence and consequences, and proposals for solving these problems, will be discussed. Students will be offered the opportunity to do volunteer work with public and private agencies working in the covered problem areas.
    Usually Held
    Tue 11:30am–12:45pm, Tue 1:00pm–2:20pm