SOC 372 GLOBAL SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Social and environmental crises impact the lives of everyone on the planet, yet this impact is far more extreme for those impacted by critical social justice issues. Globally, there are now more people displaced from their homes than any time in history, and these numbers are likely to grow due to increasing climate change related disasters and a wide range of geopolitical conflicts. Using both macro and micro level sociological theoretical perspectives we will survey social problems around globe including the genocide in Myanmar, the civil war in Syria, and multiple additional conflicts in the Middle East, civil unrest in Venezuela, and climate-related natural disasters. Special emphasis will be placed on how the humanitarian aid and development sector is responding to crises.