SOC V02 - Social Problems

    Recent Professors
    Andrea Horigan, Daniella Graves, Mariana Branda-Gherardi
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    26–50 students
    Difficulty
    4.2Lightout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    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 1:00pm–2:20pm, Tue 11:30am–12:45pm