RACE AND THE DEVELOPING CHILD

COUNPSY/EDPSYCH/HDFS 726

Review of empirical and theoretical research on ethnic/racial diversity in social development across childhood, adolescence and early adulthood with emphasis on implications for counseling and school psychology.

CURRIC 775

Studies of race-related issues in education often borrow from a narrow conceptual field that can limit how the researcher forms and investigates questions. It is important for education researchers to develop a solid conceptual understanding of race, racism, and racialization, and the analytical concepts that relate to these ideas determine appropriate questions and theories to apply to the analysis of educational phenomena. Bringing together concepts related to race, racism, and racialization via core conceptual literature from philosophy, sociology, and cultural studies supports the design of education research that attends to these issues.

HDFS 474

Examines the diversity of family life and human development across and within racial ethnic groups in the United States as shaped by race, ethnicity, culture, biculturalism, and the social contexts of history, economics, immigration, and socio-political conditions.

EDPSYCH 712

Applies principles of educational psychology to the study of various aspects of diversity in human learning and development. Course readings and participation in diversity events sponsored by the department or other university organizations form the basis for class discussions of how diversity impacts the study of educational psychology.

COUNPSY 334

A critical analysis of the experiences of Black people through the lens of psychology and the role of advocacy rooted in the establishment of the field of Black psychology. Explore a broad range of topics relating to Black people experiences in the United States including the history of Black Psychology, Black identity development, intersectionality theory, gender, as well as Black advocacy. Special emphasis will be given to acknowledging the sociohistorical and political contexts of Black people in the diaspora and how time and space impacts how psychologists study the well-being and psychological outcomes of Black people, understanding positionality, and envisioning the future of Black psychology.