SW 384 Valuing Difference II: Knowledge and Action for Equity
In a continuing effort to think through how discriminatory practices operate to determine socio-economic status, the students in this course will monitor the many ways in which mechanisms of discrimination operate daily (by gender, religion, nationality, race, sexual orientation, age and ability) to effectively marginalize select groups and canonize others. At the same time, students will examine how persons, groups, communities, organizations, policies and practices (both past and present) have challenged and undermined the status quo. Students will study activist models and activities in order to inform themselves about efforts directed toward progressive change.