Inner-City Families: The Cycle of Poverty

Catalog description

Examines issues and concerns that confront inner-city families. Blends theory and application. From a theoretical perspective, examines issues that affect families who live in the inner city (e.g., race and poverty), as well as specific skills and programmatic elements that are needed to work with families in an urban setting. In terms of application, provides an intensive service-learning-based experience. Engages students in specific service to an embedded inner-city organization for a minimum of 3 hours per week. Students work with the professor to determine appropriate service placements.