SOCI 155 Children's Lives
The course analyzes public policy regarding children at local, national, and global levels. It is a goal of this course to raise consciousness about the state of the world's children and to empower us to work effectively, cooperatively, and justly with one another and with children and organizations in our communities. Topics include structural violence, impact of war on children; intersection of race, class, gender impact on children; social construction of gender; child labor; poverty in the U.S. and Global South; children's human rights; social justice and public policy. Substantial community-based service learning is required.