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2018-2019 School of Continuing Education Catalog 
    
2018-2019 School of Continuing Education Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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SOC 411 - Sociology of Disaster


3 Credits

Introduces the sociological dimension of disasters and major events, which disrupt the prevailing order of society by causing injury, death, and/or property loss to large numbers of people. Possible case studies include earthquakes, heat waves, hurricanes, oil spills, chemical releases, or terrorist attacks. Examples include the September 11th terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, or the San Francisco earthquake. Prerequisite: SOC 101


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