Spring 2020  |  SOC 4521 Section 001: Love, Sex, & Marriage (55279)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SOC 4521H Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 130
Enrollment Status:
Open (30 of 50 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course will provide an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. What can sociology and related disciplines tell us about these seemingly intensely personal subjects? More than you might think! Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context. prereq: [1001 or instr consent], soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hull+SOC4521+Spring2020
Class Description:
This course will provide an overview of sociological approaches to intimate human relationships. Specific topics we will cover include love and romance, dating and mate selection, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce. The focus is on contemporary American society, but current U.S. practices are placed in historical and cross-cultural context. The goals for the course include: familiarizing you with social scientific approaches to the study of intimate human relationships and increasing your interest in the topic; challenging some of your taken-for-granted notions about what is "natural" or "normal" with regard to love, sexuality, and marriage; stimulating you to think about the impact of broad social forces (particularly the rise of modernity) on beliefs and practices related to intimate relationships; highlighting the salience of various social identities - including race/ethnicity, class, age, sexual orientation, and especially gender - to beliefs and practices around intimacy; and, introducing you to some of the significant current policy debates regarding intimate relationships, and fostering your ability to critically assess the arguments on all sides of these debates.
Grading:
20% Exam 1
20% Exam 2
20% Exam 3
25% In-class writings
15% Final Paper
Exam Format:
multiple choice, short answer, essay
Class Format:
60% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
10% Small Group Activities
Workload:
50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55279/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2018

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