U.S. Values, Social Problems, and Social Change

SOCY 2031

Understanding environmental problems; identifying stakeholders; understanding core interests; procedural fairness; escalation control; justifying aspirations; negotiation/consensus building; administrative procedures limits of negotiations; public education/grassroots organization; general approaches to environmental policy; of general applicability to environmental problems.


Examines U.S. society from the perspective of values and theories of social change. Considers such problems as distribution of power, unemployment, poverty, racism and sexism, the changing role of the family, and drugs. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.