Summer 2015  |  SOC 3501 Section 001: Sociology of Families (85166)

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
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
06/15/2015 - 08/07/2015
Mon, Wed 05:30PM - 08:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Carlson School of Management 1-136
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. 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/?heis0081+SOC3501+Summer2015
Class Description:
This course focuses on understanding the experiences of American families in their social and historical context. We begin by considering definitions of "the family" in daily life, popular culture, and politics. After an historical overview of changes in family life, we will concentrate on contemporary families in the United States. We will study the processes of family formation (e.g., mate selection, cohabitation, marriage, childbearing and adoption), the "work" of families (e.g., housework, emotional labor, caring for children and other relatives), and the dissolution or transformation of families (e.g., divorce, widowhood, children leaving home). Throughout the course, we will look carefully at variations in family structures and experiences across race, class, gender, and cultural groups. We will discuss family policies--in the U.S. and other countries--by asking what these policies assume about families and other social institutions. Lectures will be complemented by discussions and writing assignments that ask students to critically reflect on the course materials and their own experiences.
Grading:
essay , short answer
Exam Format:
25% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
45% Reports/Papers
Class Format:
75% Lecture
25% Discussion
Workload:
50-80 Pages Reading Per Week
12-18 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
2-3 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/85166/1155
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
27 March 2015

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