HUMAN BEHAVIOR & THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I

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This course examines how biological concepts and social science theories influence human behavior in the context of the social environment. Graduate students will focus on human development from the pre-pregnancy period through late adulthood. Within the bio-psychosocial-spiritual context of the person, each stage of development is explored from various theoretical perspectives and emphasis is given to the importance of understanding how discrimination and oppression affects human development and behavior. This course is first part of two required human behavior and social environment courses.