Anti-social behaviour, homelessness, drugs, mental illness: all problems in today’s society. But what makes a problem social? This free course, Social problems: Who makes them?, will help you to discover how these issues are identified and defined. You will also look at the conflicts within social science in this area. Completion of the course, determine and conclude your own opinions.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
illustrate what is social about social science
demonstrate how certain social constructions become dominant
distinguish how labelling something can create expectations about behaviour and actions
give examples of inequalities that result from particular social constructions.
About this free course
20 hours study
Level 2: Intermediate
