SOC 3660 - Poverty, Race and Gender

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010, or GWS 1001 or SWK 1010; or Permission of instructor

Description: This course introduces the student to the relationship between race, gender and poverty and will examine the underlying causes of the “feminization of poverty” in the United States. Social, economic, age-based and ethnic factors will be explored in detail. The differences between prevailing stereotypes and current realities will be highlighted.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS, GWS, SOC, or SWK.

Cross Listed Course(s): CHS 3660, GWS 3660, SWK 3660