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Do you dream of a better world? Do you ever wonder how you can contribute to positive change? Whether you’re passionate about solving larger problems in society or promoting better solutions to improve the outcome for a few, this is the course for you. By becoming a social scientist, you’ll learn how to recognize and call attention to social problems. From issues surrounding mass media, poverty, health, education, our justice system, the environment, and more, you’ll learn how to acquire and assess information so you can seek solutions and advocate for real change regarding the societal challenges that mean the most to you. After all, we only have one world; why not strive to make it a better place?
Students will demonstrate an understanding of foundations in social problems by describing elements of social problems, describing stages of social problems, and explaining approaches to social problems.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of mass media by explaining the role of mass media in widespread communication, explaining the impacts of mass media, and describing social problems of mass media.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the elements of poverty by describing causes of poverty, evaluating the costs of poverty, and comparing solutions to decrease poverty.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of social challenges in education by describing factors of educational challenges, explaining evolution of education in the US, and describing solutions for educational challenges.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of challenges in health care by describing variances in healthcare, describing common health conditions, and explaining solutions for health care challenges.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the social problem of crime by explaining the impacts of crimes, describing the origins of crime, and comparing solutions to decrease crime.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of population and the environment by explaining the origins of the environment’s current state, describing the impact of growing population on the environment, and explaining the impact of human actions on the environment.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of social problems of violent conflicts by explaining causes of violent conflicts, describing impacts of violent conflicts, and describing strategies to reduce violence.
Recommended for grades 9-12.