6.2: Course Objectives for Part V

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Minority Studies: A Brief Text: Suggested Course Objectives for Part V—Disability

Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to:

Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss disability from a sociologically scientific perspective.
Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss the various aspects of disability.
Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss prejudice and discrimination based on disability and the various forms they take.
Read about, find, identify, interpret, understand, explain, critique, define, present factually and persuasively, and write about and/or discuss theories of disability and the ongoing national debate concerning health care and job creation.
Explain the impact of politics, the political process, as well as economic and social policies on the lives of people in the US based on their disability.
Identify how disabilities impact peoples’ life chances in the United States.
Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss statistical information concerning stratification/inequality by disability in the United States.
Find and interpret demographic data about disability from valid and reliable sources.
Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss statistical and historical information concerning treatment of the disabled in the workplace and in society at large in the US
Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss statistical and historical information concerning treatment of the disabled in the political arena in the past and present in the US.
Understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss popular media’s depiction of the disabled.
Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss legal policies concerning the disabled in the US.
Find, read, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss the disabled found in peer reviewed scientific journal articles.
Find, interpret, understand, analyze, critique, and write about and/or discuss common stereotypes concerning the disabled.