CHS 3660 - Poverty, Race and Gender

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): SWK 1010 or permission of instructor

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

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

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