Rural Sociology
SOSC-311-OLA
SUNY Cobleskill
- Semester
- Spring 2025
- Instructor
- Risa Garelick
- Start Date
- 01-21-2025
- Total Credits
- 3
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This course will use the sociological perspective in the study of rural communities. The course will examine the characteristics of rural areas as well as the social institutions of rural America. Demographic changes and their impact on the rural community will be examined. Social problems in rural areas will be studied. A major part of the course will concentrate on research using archival data, research from land grant colleges and other agencies studying rural America. A requirement of the course is 20 hours of volunteer work for a community agency, accompanied by a research paper on the agency. Prerequisite: SOSC 111 or SOSC 112
Prerequisites:
SOSC 111 or SOSC 112
Course Area: Sociology
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Dates: 01-21-2025 - 05-09-2025
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- Local Course ID: 25SP_COB_SOSC311_OLA
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