This course will examine systems of oppression with focus on statuses including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and age, and the manner in which intersectionality can affect privilege and marginalization. Further, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR), the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics will be used centrally as support for the social worker as advocate for social, economic, and environmental justice.
MSW 550: Human Rights and Social Justice
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