Since the topics may change each time the course is offered, students should consult the course offering schedule each semester. Since the topics may change each time the course is offered, students should consult the course offering schedule each semester. This course examines the history and philosophy of U.S. social welfare policy from World War I through the present. The relative impact of political, social, and economic forces on policy decisions is examined in depth, and U.S. Policy is compared to that of other western democracies.
Emphasis is placed on effects of and responses to varying forms of prejudice and discrimination.
This course explores the interaction between the individual and the social environment, with a focus on the implications of prejudice for individual development and for social organization. Racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism, class bias and rigid gender roles are examined, drawing on perspectives from psychology, social work and sociology. This course assists individuals who are in frontline positions to make decisions and provide assessments when dealing with clients in a crisis situation. This course instructs the student in the expressive and receptive communication skills, vocabulary and use of sign vocabulary commonly found in the deaf community. The student learns to isolate the concepts expressed in spoken English and to transpose them into the idiomatic expressions of American Sign Language.