SOC 220 — Introduction to Human Services
Sociology 220 represents an introduction to the purposes, historical context and organizational structure of human services. Emphasis is threefold: the development of human services and related careers in response to situations of individuals or groups who need assistance to live better lives (purpose); the recent history of human services dating from the early 1960s, which is marked by an increased awareness that many people need different kinds of assistance; and the purposes of the organizations that deliver services to clients.