Contemporary Urban Adolescents   [Archived Catalog]
2018-2019 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Spring Addendum
   

HD 320 - Contemporary Urban Adolescents

3 Unit(s)
This class will focus on several issues that affect the quality of life of adolescents in urban areas. Subjects for study will include: unemployment and underemployment; gangs and other peer pressures; early sexuality; teen pregnancy; AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases; and drugs. We will examine these topics from a developmental perspective and visit programs that are addressing them.