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Nov 21, 2024
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Graduate School Course Catalog 2024-2025
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SOCW 5203 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (Discrimination & Inequality) (3)
This course emphasizes the systematic nature of oppression and the responsibility of social workers to engage in the struggle for social justice and human rights. The meaning and implications of concepts such as discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class, disability, and aging are discussed. In addition to professional literature, this course emphasizes experiential learning and, encourages students to get in touch with their own oppression and biases toward others. Students gain an understanding of the practice principals and skills needed to be effective as change agents with diverse populations at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
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