SW 207 - Human Behavior in The Social Environment II

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Widener University-Main Campus

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Description:

This is the second of a two-semester course covering the major theoretical frameworks for understanding human behavior in the social environment. The course explores basic concepts of human development using a developmental life cycle framework as the organizing focus. Significant factors and influences of human diversity such as race, gender, ethnicity, class status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and physical ability are addressed. The course content focuses on late adolescence through late adulthood, including death, loss, and bereavement. The course focuses on the "person-in-environment" and "risk and resilience" perspectives. These conceptual frameworks have implications for social work from micro- through macro-levels of practice. Prerequisites: PSY 105, SW 107, 206. 3 semester hours

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.widener.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 499-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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