SOC 416 - Families in Poverty

Institution:

California State University-San Marcos

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Description:

Considers the contemporary intersections of poverty and families in the U.S. Explores definitions of poverty, prevalent theoretical understandings of poverty, the impact of poverty on families and the strategies they use to cope, demographics, existing and proposed policies designed to mitigate poverty and their relationships to families. Pays particular attention to systems of race, class, and gender, to questions of causes vs. symptoms of poverty, and to political economic issues. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for SOC 486A. Recommended Preparation: SOC 303.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csusm.edu

Phone Number:

(760) 750-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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