LAW16 — Introduction to Social Justice: Law and Social Change
Units: 3 Hours: 54 hours LEC Grade Options: Letter Grade General Education: Delta Area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4 Term Typically Every term Advisories: BUS 8 , LAW 2 , and POLS C1000 each with a grade of “C” or better. This course involves the interdisciplinary study of class, ethnicity, gender, and race, including a primary focus on one of the following ethnic groups in the United States: Asian Americans, African Americans, Latino-Americans/ Latinx/ Chicanos, and Native Americans. This course examines social justice movements in relation to class, gender, ethnic, and racial groups in the United States to provide a basis for a better understanding of intersectionality and the cultural, political, and socio-economic conditions among key social groups. This course involves the study of the use of law as an instrument for social change. Topics include the examination of the relationship between law and social change in cross-cultural settings, as well as the analysis of legislation, case law, conflict resolution, and legal institutions as they relate to social change. (HBCU, UC, CSU, C-ID SJS 110)
Part of
- California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) Certificate of Achievement
- Correctional Science Certificate of Achievement
- Correctional Science, AS
- Law Enforcement Certificate of Achievement
- Law, Public Policy, and Society, AA-T
- Modern Policing, AS
- Paralegal/Legal Assistant Studies, AS
- Political Science, AA-T
- Pre-Law Studies Certificate of Achievement
- San Joaquin Delta College Associate Degree General Education Pattern
- Social Justice Studies, AA-T