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Oct 31, 2024
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SWK 625 - Race, Gender and Human Rights in The Guatemalan Context3 hours
This course seeks to expand your understanding of how all of our lives are shaped by social structures and the historical contexts in which we live. This course explores themes of race and racism, social and economic development, globalization, gender, and social justice within the Guatemalan context. Specific objectives include: to encourage cultural understanding, to become aware of and respect Guatemalan norms and values, to learn of the lived economic reality of the Guatemalans, and to promote social justice. In so doing, a human rights approach will be taken in the study of the impact of colonialism, the role of culture, poverty, violence, and violations of human rights found in inadequate prosecution of violence against women and children as well as the recent events regarding the genocide indigenous peoples. This course will emphasize the role of women as human rights defenders within Guatemala.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: SWK 513 and SWK 553
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