Fall 2024 Courses

Social Problems

Course code: SS162-01 | CRN: 40697 | Credits: 3 | Seats: 16 / 22

This course runs from August 26, 2024 to December 12, 2024 on MWF from 9:05 am to 10:00 am

This course is designed as an analysis of major contemporary social problems, including illness and health care, alcohol and other drugs, crime and violence, family problems, social inequality, poverty and unemployment, problems in education and populations and environmental problems. Emphasis is given to placing these problems in a global context, analyzing them from the three main theoretical perspectives of sociology and strategies for societal action that may offer solutions.

Use this link to lookup course materials: Official Herkimer County Community College Textbooks

Instructor: April Harris

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