SOC 201 — Social Problems
Sociology 201 represents a study of undesirable socially constructed social problems. Special emphasis is on the range of phenomena considered social problems which may include: war, overpopulation, immigration, poverty, street crime, white-collar crime, racial/ethnic conflict, mental illness, the environment, health care, international terrorism, government regulation, drug abuse, ageism, unemployment, hopelessness, the decline of the family, child abuse, urban decay, pornography, overcrowded prisons, campus unrest, sex discrimination, abortion, alienated youth, and AIDS.