PSY 240. Psychology of Oppression

A study of the origins of oppression and its psychological effects on various racial and ethnic groups. Comparative analysis of the responses of African-Americans and other selected groups to oppression. Examination of the similarities and differences in patterns of adaptation to abuses of power and authority. (Same course as African-American Studies Psychology 240.) (Offered every semester.)
Prerequisite: English 101. In addition: African-American Studies Psychology 129 or Psychology 101 or 129.
3 hours, 3 credits
 
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