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:
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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

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