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2023/2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC 102 - Introduction to Social Problems

Units: 3 GE

Grading Method: LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC

Contemporary social problems. Topics may include poverty, inequality, unemployment, crime and deviance, population and ecological problems, health, family issues, and the role of ideology and interest groups in the definition of social problems.

Maximum Credits: 3