Apr 25, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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SO 308 - Social Justice and Human Liberation


Credits: (4 credits)

Examines critical contemporary human rights issues – armaments, war, hunger, poverty, women’s issues, homelessness, and environmental exploitation in the light of social thought embodied in documents of the major religious traditions. Investigates institutional injustice found in economic, political, social and educational systems. Introduces basic skills and values necessary for building a peaceful society through vehicles of social change as well as the method and purpose of liberation theology.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
Prerequisite: SO 201.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following: 

  1.   Recognize, and explain the foundations of what is meant by social justice, human dignity, interconnectedness, and the Declaration of Human Rights;
  2.   Explain and apply key documents within Catholic Social Teaching to current global realities;
  3.   Describe the social justice issues which exist in topics such as economic globalization, environment, immigration, inequality, diversity, war, etc;
  4.   Evaluate economic and political practices which either enhance or impede social justice;
  5.   Present, analyze and propose solution(s) to a current  social justice issue of their choice;
  6.   Appraise, assess their personal values in relationship to social justice issues and encourage their participation in initiatives related to social justice. 




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