PSYC 235 - Effects of Poverty on Families and Children

Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.

Prerequisite: PSYC 113 or POV 101. This course explores the problem of child and family poverty, the issues it raises for psychologists and social policy makers, and the implications that poverty and social policy have for children’s development. This class explores how children’s perceptions of the world, or their place in it, are affected by economically stressed families. Staff.