Delta State University
SOC 403/503 Social Problems
Spring Semester 2007
Social
Problems in the News
Discussion Leaders
| Week | Date | Topic | Discussion Leader(s) | Article |
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Discussion 1 |
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Monday Jan. 22 |
Abortion as a Social Problem |
Chris Jones | "Womb 'Smile' Fires Abortion Row" (theage.com, 9/14/03) | |
| Coday Anthony | "Anti-Abortion Extremist Apologizes to Slain Doctor's Wife" (AP, 1/10/07) | |||
| 4 |
Discussion 2 |
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Monday Jan. 29 |
Aging as a Social Problem |
Carly Malvezzi |
"World's Oldest New Mom
Lied to Clinic" (New York Times, 1/28/07) |
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| Elizabeth Lowe | None | |||
| Magan Goodchild |
"What is Human Aging?" (Almost Home, 2004) |
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| 5 |
Discussion 3 |
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Monday Feb. 5 |
Homosexuality, Prostitution and Pornography | Tara Barnes |
"Gay Marriage Ban
Advances" (USA Today, 3/30/04) |
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| Jennifer Holly | "Prostitution and Why Liberals Would Like To Make the State the Biggest Pimp of All Constraints" (Daily Mail, 12/18/06) | |||
| Elizabeth Lowe | None | |||
| 6 |
Discussion 4 |
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Monday Feb. 12 |
Alcohol and Drugs | Mallory Reves | "Why Teenagers Use - and Abuse - Alcohol and Other Drugs" (Partnership for a Drug-Free America, 2001) | |
| Kimberly Yarborough | "Teens Getting High on Legal Drugs" (CNN.com, 12/21/06) | |||
| Jennifer Harlow | "Drug Abuse is Quiet Scandal in America's Countrysides" (Christian Science Monitor, 9/16/96) | |||
| Dreifus Smith | "Half of Pregnant Women Drink Alcohol" (Sydney Morning Herald, 2/12/07) | |||
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Discussion 5 |
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Monday Feb. 19 |
Deviance, Crime and Criminal Justice |
Jeremy Miller | "New Sentence Possible for '60-Day Child Rapist" (WorldNetDaily, 1/12/06) | |
| Nicole Jones | "Sex Crimes by Women Drawing More Notice" (St. Louis Post Dispatch, 3/26/03) | |||
| Kimberly Yarborough | "Maurice Papon Dies: Convicted of Aiding Nazis" (CNN.com, 2/17/07) | |||
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Discussion 6 |
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Monday Feb. 26 |
Wealth and Poverty as Social Problems |
Elliot Meador | "Poverty Tightens Grip on Mississippi Delta" (Washington Post, 7/17/04) | |
| Logan Phillips | None | |||
| Tereva McGee | "America's Poor Get Poorer" (No Source Indicated, 2/25/07) | |||
| Felicia Harris | None | |||
| 10 |
Discussion 7 |
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Monday Mar. 19 |
Stratification by Race and Ethnicity |
Brittany Young |
"White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" (No Source or Date Indicated) |
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| Tereva McGee | "Gap in Black-White Life Expectancy Narows" (Washington Post, 3/16/07) | |||
| Chris McDaniels | "Family Ties and the Entanglements of Caste" (No Source or Date Indicated) | |||
| Jennifer Holly | "Disney Films Go From Snow White to a Black Princess" (The Times of London, 3/17/07) | |||
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Discussion 8 |
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Monday Mar. 26 |
Stratification by Gender |
Magan Goodchild |
"Envisioning a Career Path with Pit Stops" (NY Times, 1/30/05) | |
| Jennifer Harlow | "The Girl Child: The Future Depends on Her" (InterAction, 11/24/04) | |||
| Elliot Meador |
"Moto Settles Sex Discrimination Suit with Former Top Exec" (No Source, 3/9/07) |
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| Teretha Mems | "Transportation & Warehousing Jobs Women Don't Consider" (Monster.com, No Date) | |||
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Discussion 9 |
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Monday Apr. 2 |
Health Care as a Social Problem | Teretha Mems | "President Announces Medicaid Reform in Weekly Radio Address" (Washington Post, No date) | |
| Felicia Harris | "Young Adults are Fastest Growing Group of Uninsured" (No Source or Date) | |||
| Tomeka Shaw | "No Right to Sue Re: Switch from Medicaid Part D" (CCH Health Care, 3/30/07) | |||
| LeDarren Starks | "People Against a Universal Health Care Believe..." (No Source or Date) | |||
| 13 |
Discussion 10 |
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Monday Apr. 9 |
Population Growth and Food Security | Tomeka Shaw | "Problems with Agriculture Coincide with World Population Growth" (BookRags.com, 3/21/05) | |
| Chris Jones | "Contaminated Produce is Top Food-Poisoning Culprit" (Journal of Environmental Health, 9/04) | |||
| Chris McDaniels | "It's Time to Fight Population Growth, Which Exacerbates Global Warming and Sprawl" (The Nation, 4/9/07) | |||
| Nicole Jones | "Population Boom is Failure of Governments" (New Hamburg [Canada] Independent, 3/28/07) | |||
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Discussion 11 |
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Monday Apr. 16 |
Environment and Natural Resources | Mallory Reves | "Traces of Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides, Other Compounds Turn Up in Streams and Wells" (High Country News, No date) | |
| Coday Anthony | "Boss Hog" (Rolling Stone) | |||
| Jeremy Miller | "Court to Decide on Flood Project" (Memphis Commercial Appeal, No date) | |||
| LeDarren Starks | "New Air Pollution Problems" (U.N. Earthwatch, No date) | |||
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Discussion 12 |
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Monday Apr. 23 |
War and Terrorism | Dreifus Smith | "War on Terrorism" (Wikipedia, No date) | |
| Tara Barnes | "War is Not a Solution for Terrorism" (No source or date) | |||
| Brittany Young | "House, Senate Negotiators Agree on War-Funding Bill" (Washington Post, 4/23/07) | |||