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Spring 2022  |  SOC 4521 Section 001: Love, Sex, & Marriage (67742)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
Enrollment Status:
Open (36 of 55 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course will provide an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. What can sociology and related disciplines tell us about these seemingly intensely personal subjects? More than you might think! Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context. prereq: [1001 or instr consent], soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?lyimo002+SOC4521+Spring2022
Class Description:
This class provides an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. It aims at understanding what sociology and other related disciplines tell us about these seemingly intensely personal subjects. More than you might think! Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Any one interested in intimate human relationships can take this course
Learning Objectives:
This course aims to familiarize you with social scientific approaches to the study of intimate human relationships and increasing your interest in the topic, challenge some of your taken-for-granted notions about what is "natural" or "normal" with regard to love, sexuality, and marriage, stimulate you to think about the impact of broad social forces (particularly the rise of modernity) on beliefs and practices related to intimate relationships, highlight the silences of various social identities-including race/ethnicity, class, age, sexual orientation, and especially gender-to beliefs and practices around intimacy, and introduce you to some of the significant current policy debates regarding intimate relationships , and fostering your ability to critically assess the arguments on all of these debates
Grading:
Final grades will be determined on the following basis;

Mid-term exam 25%

Final exam/paper 25%

Short Quizzes 25% (5 points each)

Discussion question essays and attendance 25%


Additionally, course grades will be on the A-F system. The grading standards are those prescribed by CLA policy as indicated on the syllabus.
Exam Format:
The exams will consist of both short answers, possible multiple choice questions and possible long essay questions
Class Format:
This class is completely synchronous (face-to-face). It will combine the lectures and discussion course supplemented by selected videos.
Workload:
The expectations for students in this course are that you attend class regularly, complete all the readings by the assigned dates and participate in class discussions. You will be required to complete the readings on time (i.e. before the class session for which they are assigned).
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67742/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
8 November 2021

Summer 2021  |  SOC 4521 Section 001: Love, Sex, & Marriage (87814)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
06/07/2021 - 07/30/2021
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Open (28 of 35 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course will provide an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. What can sociology and related disciplines tell us about these seemingly intensely personal subjects? More than you might think! Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context. prereq: [1001 or instr consent], soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
This course is completely online in an asynchronous format. There are no scheduled meeting times. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?lyimo002+SOC4521+Summer2021
Class Description:
This class provides an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. It aims at understanding what sociology and other related disciplines tell us about these seemingly intensely personal subjects. More than you might think! Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Any one interested in intimate human relationships can take this course
Learning Objectives:
This course aims to familiarize you with social scientific approaches to the study of intimate human relationships and increasing your interest in the topic, challenge some of your taken-for-granted notions about what is "natural" or "normal" with regard to love, sexuality, and marriage, stimulate you to think about the impact of broad social forces (particularly the rise of modernity) on beliefs and practices related to intimate relationships, highlight the silences of various social identities-including race/ethnicity, class, age, sexual orientation, and especially gender-to beliefs and practices around intimacy, and introduce you to some of the significant current policy debates regarding intimate relationships , and fostering your ability to critically assess the arguments on all of these debates
Grading:
Final grades will be determined on the following basis;

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Final exam 25%

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Attendance 8%

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Additionally, course grades will be on the A-F system. The grading standards are those prescribed by CLA policy as indicated on the syllabus.
Exam Format:
The exams will consist of both multiple choice and short answer questions
Class Format:
This class is completely online in a synchronous format. It will combine the lectures and discussion course supplemented by selected videos.
Workload:
The expectations for students in this course are that you attend class regularly, complete all the readings by the assigned dates and participate in class discussions. You will be required to complete the readings on time (i.e. before the class session for which they are assigned).
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/87814/1215
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 May 2021

Spring 2020  |  SOC 4521 Section 001: Love, Sex, & Marriage (55279)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SOC 4521H Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 130
Enrollment Status:
Open (30 of 50 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course will provide an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. What can sociology and related disciplines tell us about these seemingly intensely personal subjects? More than you might think! Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context. prereq: [1001 or instr consent], soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hull+SOC4521+Spring2020
Class Description:
This course will provide an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context. The goals for the course include: familiarizing you with social scientific approaches to the study of intimate human relationships and increasing your interest in the topic; challenging some of your taken-for-granted notions about what is "natural" or "normal" with regard to love, sexuality, and marriage; stimulating you to think about the impact of broad social forces (particularly the rise of modernity) on beliefs and practices related to intimate relationships; highlighting the salience of various social identities - including race/ethnicity, class, age, sexual orientation, and especially gender - to beliefs and practices around intimacy; and, introducing you to some of the significant current policy debates regarding intimate relationships, and fostering your ability to critically assess the arguments on all sides of these debates.
Grading:
20% Exam 1
20% Exam 2
20% Exam 3
25% In-class writings
15% Final Paper
Exam Format:
multiple choice, short answer, essay
Class Format:
60% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
Workload:
50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55279/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2018

Spring 2019  |  SOC 4521 Section 001: Love, Sex, & Marriage (66096)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SOC 4521H Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 235
Enrollment Status:
Open (47 of 52 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course will provide an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. What can sociology and related disciplines tell us about these seemingly intensely personal subjects? More than you might think! Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context. prereq: [1001 or instr consent], soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hull+SOC4521+Spring2019
Class Description:
This course will provide an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context. The goals for the course include: familiarizing you with social scientific approaches to the study of intimate human relationships and increasing your interest in the topic; challenging some of your taken-for-granted notions about what is "natural" or "normal" with regard to love, sexuality, and marriage; stimulating you to think about the impact of broad social forces (particularly the rise of modernity) on beliefs and practices related to intimate relationships; highlighting the salience of various social identities - including race/ethnicity, class, age, sexual orientation, and especially gender - to beliefs and practices around intimacy; and, introducing you to some of the significant current policy debates regarding intimate relationships, and fostering your ability to critically assess the arguments on all sides of these debates.
Grading:
20% Exam 1
20% Exam 2
20% Exam 3
25% In-class writings
15% Final Paper
Exam Format:
multiple choice, short answer, essay
Class Format:
60% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
Workload:
50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66096/1193
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2018

Spring 2017  |  SOC 4521 Section 001: Love, Sex, & Marriage (67180)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Mon 05:30PM - 08:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 115
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. Love, romance, dating, mate selection. Sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, related public policy debates. Current U.S. practices in historical/cross-cultural context. prereq: [1001 or instr consent], soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?augus170+SOC4521+Spring2017
Class Description:
Why do we love whom we love? How do we express this excruciating and enthralling personal sentiment? In what ways does our social location influence the answers to these questions? Sociologist Pierre Bourdieu says, "Love is...a way of loving one's own destiny in someone else and so of feeling loved in one's own destiny." In this class, we will learn how he and other social scientists make sense of intimate human relationships, and what this looks like in the contemporary United States. Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. We will also learn about current issues and policy debates regarding intimate relationships, with the goal of improving our understanding and ability to critically assess multiple points of view on each issue. While the focus will be on contemporary American society, current U.S. practices will be placed in a historical and cross-cultural context.
Grading:
30% 4-Paragraph Reading Reflections (5 total)
20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
20% Reading Extension Presentation
10% Class Participation
Class Format:
30% Lecture
10% Film/Video
30% Discussion
25% Small Group Activities
5% Student Presentations
Workload:
about 50 pages of reading per week
5 4-paragraph reading reflections
2 tests
1 presentation
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67180/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
6 October 2016

Spring 2015  |  SOC 4521 Section 001: Love, Sex, & Marriage (67673)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SOC 4521H Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 150
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. Love, romance, dating, mate selection. Sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, related public policy debates. Current U.S. practices in historical/cross-cultural context. prereq: [1001 or instr consent], soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Description:
This course will provide an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context. The goals for the course include: familiarizing you with social scientific approaches to the study of intimate human relationships and increasing your interest in the topic; challenging some of your taken-for-granted notions about what is "natural" or "normal" with regard to love, sexuality, and marriage; stimulating you to think about the impact of broad social forces (particularly the rise of modernity) on beliefs and practices related to intimate relationships; highlighting the salience of various social identities - including race/ethnicity, class, age, sexual orientation, and especially gender - to beliefs and practices around intimacy; and, introducing you to some of the significant current policy debates regarding intimate relationships, and fostering your ability to critically assess the arguments on all sides of these debates.
Grading:
40% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
30% Quizzes
Exam Format:
multiple choice, short answer, essay
Class Format:
60% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
Workload:
50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
3-4 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67673/1153
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 April 2013

Fall 2013  |  SOC 4521 Section 001: Love, Sex, & Marriage (34233)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SOC 4521H Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 250
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. Love, romance, dating, mate selection. Sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, related public policy debates. Current U.S. practices in historical/cross-cultural context.
Class Description:
This course will provide an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context. The goals for the course include: familiarizing you with social scientific approaches to the study of intimate human relationships and increasing your interest in the topic; challenging some of your taken-for-granted notions about what is "natural" or "normal" with regard to love, sexuality, and marriage; stimulating you to think about the impact of broad social forces (particularly the rise of modernity) on beliefs and practices related to intimate relationships; highlighting the salience of various social identities - including race/ethnicity, class, age, sexual orientation, and especially gender - to beliefs and practices around intimacy; and, introducing you to some of the significant current policy debates regarding intimate relationships, and fostering your ability to critically assess the arguments on all sides of these debates.
Grading:
40% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
30% Quizzes
Exam Format:
multiple choice, short answer, essay
Class Format:
60% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
Workload:
50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
3-4 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34233/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 April 2013

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