6.1 Course objectives for part v

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.