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SW 610

Structural Oppression

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Advances students ability to critically examine the role of power, privilege and oppression in shaping lived experiences. A central premise of this course is that race plays a pivotal role in shaping lived experiences both within the US and globally.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • apply an evidence-informed approach to understanding racial phenomenon and structural oppression in a local and global context.
  • critically analyze the cultural biases and potential implications to explain human behavior at micro, mezzo and macro levels in the local and global context.
  • analyze the structural causes and consequences of oppression, prejudice, privilege and discrimination on human functioning.
  • identify common social institutions within society and the influence of social institutions on human functioning.
  • analyze the role of norms, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors in shaping and perpetuating culture across system levels, including organizations, communities and societies.
  • recognize the global interconnectedness of oppression and the impact on human rights.
  • examine the role of environmental justice in shaping life experiences.
  • explain how forces of structural oppression impact specific communities.