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SS 472 - Social Problems

• Have a better understanding of some of the factors contributing to the health care problems in the United States
• Have a better understanding of many of the problems that the family can experience such as divorce, child abuse, and others
• Be cognizant of the fact that even though poverty would seem the most contrary to the American norm of social responsibility, it does exist, and the reasons for this
• Have a better understanding of aging and sexism
• Identify some of the factors contributing to criminal behavior
• Distinguish between fact and myth regarding Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
• Have the desire to be actively involved in deterring the world’s arms race and nuclear war
• A personal willingness to involve him/herself actively and intelligently in the social issues of the day
• The ability to become a better equipped professional and to contribute to the fullest extent possible to the technical and social solutions of the problems of tomorrow

• None

• Introduction (1 class)
• The sociological approach to social problems (3 classes)
• Physical and mental health (4 classes)
• The changing family (5 classes)
• Sex and social norms (1 class)
• Sex roles and inequality (2 classes)
• Prejudice and discrimination (2 classes)
• Poverty and affluence (2 classes)
• Aging (2 classes)
• Crime (2 classes)
• War and nuclear war (2 classes)
• Environment (2 classes)

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