196-212 Human Behaviour and Social Environment 1

Note

Available as 196-312 at 3rd-year level, 196-412 at 4th-year level.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

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

Semester

Contact

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.