SOC WK 4755: Introduction to Poverty, Human Rights, and Social Justice

Course Description

This course examines poverty as a human-rights issue and considers local, state, national, and global interventions from a social-justice perspective. The course examines poverty related outcomes at different levels (individuals, families, communities, and systems), and discuss efforts to reduce poverty across the life spectrum. The course also addresses issues such as environmental justice, disparities, and special topics such as human trafficking and drug use that are exacerbated by poverty. Students may not receive credit for bothSOC WK 4755andSOC WK 5755.