WMS 3660 - Women and Poverty

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): SWK 1010, SWK 1020 or Permission of instructor

Description: This course introduces the student to the relationship between 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.

Cross Listed Course(s): SOC 3660, SWK 3660