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  • 4.00 Credits

    Introduces research and theories about the experience and understanding of gender in the individual. Examines gender differences, sex role socialization, identity, sexuality, and development across the lifespan. Attention is given to the sociocultural contexts in which gender is experienced, as well as the influences of race, ethnicity, and class. Prerequisite: HDP 120/122-121/123 or HDP 124/126- 125/127. Intermediate.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Examines impact of print and electronic media (radio, television, video games, computers and the Internet) on children's influences play; how to support play, integrate it into professional work, and advocate for play. Prerequisite: HDP 120/122-121/123 or HDP 124/126- 125/127. Advanced.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Provides an introduction to characteristics of individuals with various exceptional conditions. Explores areas of human functioning impacted by these conditions. Includes overview of social, educational, and political context of the development of exceptional children. Intermediate.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Explores children's racial and ethnic identity development. Examines how children learn about and assimilate racial & ethnic distinctions to define self and others. Examines children's beliefs, assumptions and understandings about their race, culture, and identity. Examines and analyzes various theories of racial development. Discusses the impact family racial and cultural values and practices have on children's developmental functioning. Research on young children's racial awareness and attitudes is discussed. Cases are discussed and analyzed along with other group projects. Prerequisite: HDP 120/122-121/123 or HDP 124/126- 125/127.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Provides an overview of child and adult psychotherapy. Discusses psychoanalytic, client-centered, cognitive, behavioral, narrative, couple's, and family systems approaches to counseling. Explores impact of gender, class and race on therapeutic relationships. Uses case studies in print and video and role play to illustrate different forms of psychotherapy. Prerequisite: HDP 120/122-121/123 or HDP 12/126- 125/127. Advanced. relationships, peer relationships, and early socialization patterns on young children's development. Observing and recording an infant or young child's behavior and development required. Prerequisite: HDP 120/122-121/123 or HDP 124/126- 125/127. Intermediate.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Pursues three objectives: to reconstruct the stages or phases of political understanding children bring to the political process; to explore how children's political beliefs and attitudes are shaped by their political environment (e.g., race, class, nationality, historical circumstances, society's level of development); and to develop strategies for children's political empowerment Prerequisite: HDP 120/122-121/123 or HDP 12/126-125/127. Advanced. Offered in conjunction with HDF 791.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Examines major theories of cognitive development from infancy through adolescence. Considers contributions of Piagetian stage theory, information processing, and Vygotskian sociohistorical theories to account for children's capacities to construct knowledge and understand the world. Prerequisite: HDP 264. Advanced. Offered in conjunction with HDF 521.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Uses sociocultural frameworks to examine the practices of nonparental caretaking of young children within the United States and worldwide. Focus on both centerbased and less formal practices of child care. Students examine ways to become sensitive in working with children of cultures other than their own. Satisfies College Multicultural requirement. Prerequisite: HDP 264, or, for students double-majoring in Human Development and Social Work, SWK 268 or HDS 264. Advanced. Offered in conjunction with HDF 658.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Explores the meaning and development of play from infancy through adulthood through theories, research, and application. Examines value of play in therapeutic, educational and medical settings; how the environment (including toys and media)
  • 4.00 Credits

    Draws on disciplines of psychology, education, biology and sociology to provide a multidisciplinary perspective of adolescent development. Examines risk and protective factors within home, school and community that shape development within and across the contexts of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. Prerequisite: HDP 120/122-121/123 or HDP 124/126- 125/127. Advanced.
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