SOC 432 - Poverty and Policy

(3 credits)

This course will provide an in-depth study of poverty in the United States from a sociological perspective. This course will examine how poverty is defined and measured, this history of poverty in the United States, the causes of poverty, the consequences of poverty, and the historical and current policies and programs addressing poverty. Prerequisite: SOC 150 - Introduction to Sociology. Grade only. Offered alternate years.

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