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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

SOC 102 - Contemporary Social Issues



Designed to explore competing explanations for the causes of and cures for the enduring social issues and problems in the contemporary world. Critically analyzes dominant definitions of social problems, the political, economic, and cultural roots of these problems, and the public policies aimed at reducing them.

Credits: 3
Notes: Fulfills the UNLV General Education Social Science Requirement.