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Spring 2020 | SOC 3501 Section 001: Sociology of Families (65573)
- 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
Tue,
Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 150
- Enrollment Status:
Open (76 of 78 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Family has long been a significant experience in human societies; much of what we understand ourselves to be, arises in family life. But family also varies widely in composition across time and place. We will learn how sociologists study and understand families theoretically, as social institutions, as well as sites and sources of social problems. prereq: 1001 recommended; soc majors/minors must register A-F
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?meierann+SOC3501+Spring2020
- 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, cohabitation, marriage, gender, childhood, siblings, parenthood, adulthood, and sex and sexuality. We will explore if and how families are influence by societal conditions like the economy or social policies. 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).
- 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
12 Quizzes
In class participation
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65573/1203
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 12 November 2019
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2020 Sociology Classes