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INTRODUCTION INTO CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF FAMILIES

HDFS 174
Course Description

An introduction to racially and culturally diverse families with application to personal life. Focuses on structural factors impacting all families, such as demographic, economic, and historic trends, which illuminate the similarities and distinctions among and within racial and ethnic groups.

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average
3.32

-6.66% from Historical

Completion Rate
88%

-6.8% from Historical

A Rate
68%

-2.2% from Historical

Class Size
75

12.66% from Historical

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