Academic Catalog 2016-2017 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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SOC 314 - America’s War on Drugs: Culture, Conflict, & Social Policy

Course Units: 1
(Not offered this Academic Year) A critical evaluation of United States domestic and international drug policy. In this course, students will gain an understanding of domestic and international drug policy, and will apply a sociological perspective to understand the historic and current situational forces which shape America’s War on Drugs. We will evaluate current drug control strategies and the inequalities that have emerged as a result. This course also offers an overview of America’s international war ondrugs and the role it plays in other parts of the world. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100  



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