Spring 2020  |  SOC 8540 Section 001: Topics in Family Sociology -- Patriarchy, Power, & Pay: Families in History (66571)

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:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Tue 04:00PM - 06:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 15 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Families and mental health; families, work, and the labor market; historical/comparative research on the family. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].
Class Notes:
4 seats reserved for Sociology grad students. Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?ruggl001+SOC8540+Spring2020
Class Description:

This seminar will explore the sources of revolutionary changes in family life, including the marriage boom and bust, the rise of divorce and cohabitation, and the decline of multigenerational families. Although the course will focus primarily on the United States, we will also examine family trends in other parts of the world. We will examine the impact on families of factors including shifting norms and values; the rise of wage labor (first among men and then among women); inequality; and contraception and abortion.

Each week we take up a different aspect of family change with classic and recent scholarship that highlights the state of knowledge with regard to that topic. The required readings must be read by all of us. The
"recommended for further reading" selections may be read by those who have a particular interest in that area, but they will not be discussed in class.

Who Should Take This Class?:
Graduate students interested in families, especially those interested in changes in families and in family demography.
Learning Objectives:
Students will gain an understanding of the literature and debates in the field.
Grading:
Class participation 25%
Discussion questions and in-class presentations 25%
Final Project 50%
No tests or finals.
Exam Format:
None
Class Format:
Seminar
Workload:
The readings will consist of several articles each week, and students will write either a review essay or an original research paper and introduce the discussion at least once.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66571/1203
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/ruggl001_SOC8540_Spring2020.pdf
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 November 2019

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