Poverty, Place, and Child Development
INTD-388-02
SUNY Geneseo
- Semester
- Winter 26/27
- Instructor
- Nicole Morrissey
- Start Date
- 12-28-2026
- Total Credits
- 3
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- 585-245-5566
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This course investigates how socioeconomic inequality and place — including neighborhood, housing, and environmental conditions — shape children's developmental trajectories from birth onward. Students draw on developmental psychology, sociology, and public health to examine how poverty affects brain development, language acquisition, stress physiology, educational opportunity, and long-term health outcomes. The course also addresses mechanisms of risk and protection, including social capital, community cohesion, and policy interventions, and considers rural poverty alongside urban contexts, ensuring that students from diverse regional backgrounds can connect theory to lived reality.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 215 (Undergraduate) is at least D
Course Area: Interdisciplinary Studies
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Dates: 12-28-2026 - 01-20-2027
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