Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
SOCI 368 - SOCIOLOGY OF DISASTER
Long Title: SOCIOLOGY OF DISASTER
Department: Sociology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course will cover social dimensions of disasters stemming from natural and human hazards. Emphasis will focus on social, economic and political forces that put people unequally at risk as well as how vulnerable social groups experience and adjust to these risks and associated hazards.