Contemporary Cultures in the United States
SW620
| Credits: |
3 |
| Prerequisites: |
None |
Pathway Associations
Course Description
This course will explore the origins and development of selected social variables characterizing the diversity dimensions (ability, age, class, color, culture, ethnicity, family structure, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion or spirituality, sex, and sexual orientation) in contemporary U.S. society. Social and behavioral science theories and research findings on the allocation of different roles, status, and opportunities to these populations will be studied. Students will use a multidimensional, social justice, and multicultural framework to examine power, privilege, discrimination, and oppression. This course will emphasize that effective social work practice with diverse cultural groups involves understanding professional ethics in the context of the values of both the dominant society and the ethnic community.
Course Competencies & Practice Behaviors
|
Competency |
Practice Behavior |
| 7.CO |
Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. |
Synthesize and differentially applies theories of human behavior and the social environment such as theories of social change to guide community practice decisions |
| 7.IP |
Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. |
Synthesize and differentially applies theories of human behavior and the social environment to guide clinical practice decisions |
| 7.MHS |
Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. |
Synthesize and differentially apply theories of human behavior and the social environment to guide management practice |
| 7.SPE |
Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. |
Apply theories of human behavior and the social environment to guide policy and evaluation practice decisions |