SOC 308
The Sociology of Violence · 3 credits · Spring 2027
Requirements
Prerequisite: ENG 201 + SOC 101 and Junior Standing
About this course
This course examines the changes in the methods, patterns, and meanings of violence. Special attention is paid to individual and collective violence in the streets, in schools, at home, within the media, by the police, by terrorists, and by the military. The major theories explaining the causes of violence, and important research about attitudes toward violence and the use of force to bring about change are reviewed.
No sections have been posted for this course in this term yet.