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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Social Work

196-212/312/412 Human Behaviour and Social Environment 1

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd, 3rd and 4th year

Coordinator:

Dr Dorothy Scott

Prerequisite/s:

Selection into the Bachelor of Social Work or, for BA students, 50 points of first-year subjects.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

One 90 minute lecture and one 1 hour tutorial per week

Subject Description:

This subject incorporates an ecological mode of psycho-social development and adaptation across the human life span. After taking this subject, students should be able to identify the significant bio-psycho-social transitions associated with the development of individuals from infancy to old age, understand patterns of individual variation, and have developed their awareness of the importance of class, gender and culture. They should also be able to reflect critically on the theoretical perspectives and value assumptions implicit in the literature relevant to subjective experiences and in students' own beliefs and attitudes.

Assessment:

Written assignments of up to 5000 words or equivalent.

Prescribed Texts:

Readings as provided.

  • Germain, C, Human Behaviour in Social Environment: an Ecological View, Columbia University Press, New York 1992.
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