UGA Bulletin

Course Description

Basic concepts and measurement issues of family demography, including migration, income, marriage, and divorce; implications of family structural characteristics for public policies.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to read more extensively and to demonstrate their ability to integrate, synthesize, and apply course concepts through completion of a research project on the demographics of a selected population.

Athena Title

Family Demographics and Policy

Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in FHCE 4400E or FHCE 6400E

Prerequisite

FHCE 2100 or FHCE 2100E or FHCE 2100H or SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101E or SOCI 1101H

Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student learning Outcomes

Students will identify and explain current demographic trends as they relate to changes in family structure, including social and economic issues.
Students will reconcile the changing definition of the family with changing demographic trends.
Students will apply data storytelling and visualization techniques to communicate demographic findings effectively.
Students will evaluate social inequality at the county or community level using demographic data.

Topical Outline

Overview of Demography
Overview of Land Grant System
Theory
Migration
Finding Data Sources
General Concepts & Management
Social Issues, Age, and Data
Marriage and Family Households
Population Growth & Women
Urbanization & Economic Development
Agricultural Development Food & Farming

Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.

Social Awareness & Responsibility

The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.

Syllabus

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