Faculty Syllabus
SOCI-1306 Contemporary Social Problems
Samuel Echevarria-Cruz
Credit Summer 2024
Section(s)
SOCI-1306-701 (99166)
LEC TuTh 1:30pm - 3:30pm DIL DLS DIL
Course Subjects
|
Week |
Topic |
Tasks |
Assessments |
Due Dates |
|
1 |
Orientation |
Read & Review: Syllabus, Discussion Board (DB) Packback (PB) |
Intro DB/PB |
8/29 |
|
2 |
The Social Problems Process |
Chapter 1 |
DB/PB |
9/5 |
|
3 |
Claims |
Chapter 2 |
DB/PB |
9/12 |
|
4 |
Activists as Claimsmakers |
Chapter 3 |
DB/PB |
9/19 |
|
5 |
Experts as Claimsmakers |
Chapter 4 |
DB/PB |
9/26 |
|
6 |
Exam Week |
Exam Review |
Exam #1 |
10/3 |
|
7 |
The Media & Claims |
Chapter 5 |
DB/PB |
10/10 |
|
8 |
Public Reaction |
Chapter 6 |
DB/PB |
10/17 |
|
9 |
Policymaking |
Chapter 7 |
DB/PB |
10/24 |
|
10 |
Social Problems Work |
Chapter 8 |
DB/PB |
10/31 |
|
11 |
Exam Week |
Exam Review |
Exam #2 |
11/7 |
|
12 |
Policy Outcomes |
Chapter 9 |
DB/PB |
11/14 |
|
13 |
Claims across Space and Time |
Chapter 10 |
DB/PB |
11/21 |
|
14 |
Thanksgiving Break |
None |
None |
11/28 |
|
15 |
The Constructionist Stance |
Chapter 11 |
DB/PB |
12/5 |
|
16 |
Exam Week |
Exam Review |
Exam #3 |
12/12 |
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Describe how the sociological imagination can be used to explain the emergence and implications of contemporary social problems.
2. Explain the nature of social problems from at least one sociological perspective, e.g., critical, functional, interpretive, etc.
3. Identify multidimensional aspects of social problems including the global, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of social problems.
4. Discuss how “solutions” to social problems are often contentious due to diverse values in society.
5. Describe how the proposed “solutions” to a social problem, including social policies, may bring rise to other social problems.
Office Hours
M T W Th F 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Zoom
NOTE Please email me to let me know you will be attending my office hours (sechevar@austincc.edu) to receive the Zoom link. Look forward to meeting with you!Published: 05/31/2024 10:29:52