Spring 2014  |  SOC 3501 Section 001: Sociology of Families (66604)

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
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 230
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:
We all are part of families, for better and for worse. Families are universally important social institutions. This course, sociology of families, will focus on families in the contemporary U.S. It will engage core sociological theories and research evidence about many common features of families including ideas about love, marriage, gender, parenthood, adulthood, and sex and sexuality. We will explore if and how families are influence by societal conditions like the economy or common religious beliefs. We will also learn about how families and groups of people can create and maintain innovative family models leading to social change in society. This is a three-credit course that will require approximately nine hours per week (including class time), averaged over the semester, in order to complete the work of the course to achieve an average grade. We will read three books ranging from 200-300 pages each over the course of the semester. In addition, we will read 2 to 3 short, non-technical articles each week. All included, students should plan to read 60-75 pages a week. Writing will include a 5-7 page critical reflection paper on one of the three books and either short answer and essay exams (2 total) or quizzes (12 total).
Grading:
25% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
45% Reports/Papers
Exam Format:
essay, short answer
Class Format:
50% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
10% Guest Speakers
Workload:
75 Pages Reading Per Week
10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
12 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: the course will have either 2 short answer and essay exams OR 12 quizzes.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66604/1143
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 November 2013

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