PSY 432 - Poverty, Risk, & Resilience

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirement DE.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor required.
This course will cover content related to: 1) the effects of poverty on human development spanning from prenatal period through the transition to adulthood, 2) resilience factors that buffer negative effects of poverty on the individual, family, and community level, and 3) public policy and prevention programs aimed at reducing the effects of poverty on development. Poverty, Risk, & Resilience will have a service-learning component in which students would be involved with a community organization that is focused on improving developmental outcomes for low-income children or youth in the Allentown area.