SOW 4340 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II

Credits: 3 hrs.

This course is the second part of a two part course that deals with human growth and development over the life-span. This course focuses on the development of the individual from middle adolescence/young adulthood through very old age and the impact of various aspects (i.e., family, groups, organizations, and community) of the social environment on that development. Content includes empirically based theories and knowledge that focus on the interactions between and among individuals, groups, societies, and economic systems. Within the bio-psychosocial context of the person, each stage of development is examined from the psychosocial context of the person. Prerequisite(s): SOW 3370 and Admission to Upper Division.