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Summer 2013 | SOC 3501 Section 001: Sociology of Families (87866)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 06:00PM - 08:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 225
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Families in contemporary American society. Historical/cross-cultural comparisons. Interrelationships of families with other social institutions. Race, class, and gender in shaping family experiences. Topics may include marriage, divorce, childbearing, parenthood, family violence, gay/lesbian families.
- Class Description:
- Families are a key social institution in society. This course will focus on the various ways family shapes society and the various ways society shapes the institution of family. This course will begin with a "definition" of family; it will then focus on various aspects of the family. These aspects include: childhood and parent-child relationships, young adulthood, work and family, divorce and remarriage, same-sex marriage, domestic violence, and the democratic family.
- Grading:
- 25% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
45% Reports/Papers
- Exam Format:
- essay, short answer
- Class Format:
- The class will include lecture, large and small group discussions, and films/videos
- Workload:
- Other Workload: Students should plan to complete 40-60 pages of reading for each class. Course work includes 10-12 pages of writing, two exams, in-class assignments, and participation.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/87866/1135
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 20 March 2012
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