Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851.
Sociology 235: Welcome
Welcome to Sociology 235: Social Problems and American Values.
Sociology 235 describes social problems facing the United States today and identifies how these problems affect and are affected by social institutions and American culture. We will learn about aging, sexual deviance, substance abuse, violence, crime, inequality, race and ethnic relations, sex discrimination, health care, family issues, urban problems, population and food, environmental problems, and terrorism.
We will learn how to interpret social problems within the context of sociological theory, which sometimes will yield surprising insights into how American society really works! We will learn about sociological research on social problems. We will discuss suggestions for social policy designed to mitigate the negative consequences of social problems.
I hope you find the course to be intellectually stimulating, useful in your life, and an enjoyable experience.
A Note Regarding the Artwork Displayed at this Website
The theme of Sociology 235 is How America Really Works. In recognition of this theme, the artwork displayed here portray images of the birth of our country.
Thank you to Carol Gerten-Jackson for providing art images on her website, CGFA: A Virtual Art Museum. To learn information about each painting displayed on this site, hold the cursor on the image; an "alt tag" will appear that describes the painting.
