Using a person-in-environment framework, this course provides an understanding of the relationship between the major theories of individual and family functioning among biological, social, psychological and spiritual dimensions as they affect and are affected by human behavior and family life. Students examine the role that culture and intersectionality play in human development, within the context of biological and social systems, psychodynamic, ecological, social constructionist, humanistic, cognitive and behavioral theories.
This course fulfills one of the six content area requirements for the B.A. in Health, Medicine, and Society; it is available for HMS majors in the 3 + 2 Master’s in Social Work program.
