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University of Pittsburgh    
2019-2020 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Mar 29, 2024
 
2019-2020 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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HRS 2708 - INDIVIDUAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE OF DISABILITY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Course investigates psychological and sociological issues of impairment with regard to viewing disability not as solely located within the individual, but instead as the outcome of interaction between the impaired individual and society. Course focuses on the experience of being disabled, with emphasis on both adjustment to disability and relationship to community. Foundations of stigmatization and discrimination towards people with disabilities and their pervasive ness and effect throughout all domains of life will be examined.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade
Course Requirements: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences students only.


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