The study of individuals in their social context. This includes an examination of socialization, social influence on psychological phenomena, and the interactions between individuals and groups. The focus of the course is on the role and evolution of organizations in social life. Among the topics of analysis are the conditions under which organizations are created, grow, establish relations with other aspects of their environments, adopt tactics for survival, and how they fail. Issues of class, race and gender and other inequalities are considered in the U.S. and globally.
Emphasis is on interactional processes between the social worker and family members.
Emphasis is on interactional processes between social worker and client. This course examines and analyzes the transformation of post colonial societies through capitalist, socialist or other forms of development in a political economy context. Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Pareto, Homans and Parsons among others. Substantive theories of social organization. The relationship of law and society is studied through the history, philosophy and evolution of the law and legal institutions.