Franklin University SOCL 210-3 Public Sociology Fall 2025, Start Date 09/29/25

All individuals have roles and responsibilities in a democratic society. Students will reflect on the tensions among their individual beliefs and personal interests, political realities, and the common good in local and global communities. This course will not only focus on the individual role in a democracy but it will also ask students to examine the root causes of social issues and how these issues can be resolved through individual citizenship, participatory citizenship, and justice-oriented citizenship. Students will use foundational sociological theories to explore civic and community engagement. This course will combine theory, reflection, discussion and service learning to prepare students to be engaged citizens in their local and global communities.