SYG 2010 SOCIAL PROBLEMS 3 credits

"G" Prerequisite: (ENC 0020 and REA 0002) or EAP 1695 or satisfactory score on the SPC placement test. An analysis of major social problems in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the causes of social problems, approaches to the analyses of problems, and the interrelationship of problems. Course topics include crime, mental illness, poverty and inequality, family and marital problems, population and the environment. This course partially satisfies the Gordon Rule writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. 47 contact hours.