Motivation to Teach Social Action:
I am eager to learn from fellow sociology colleagues who are integrating social action into their courses. Collaborating with others will help me strengthen my own approaches and bring new student engagement strategies back to my department.
Course Description:
This course critically examines contemporary social problems by applying national and global sociological perspectives to the issues of poverty, racial and ethnic inequalities, sexuality, crime, and the environment. Students explore the systemic causes of social problems. How does a social problem become defined? What are the causes of various social problems? What can be done about them? Students may be expected to participate in service-learning projects in order to apply course materials to real world efforts to solve social problems.
Taught By:
Melissa MacDonald
Associate Professor
Behavioral Sciences
Bunker Hill Community College
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