| Course ID: | HDFS(SOCI) 4610E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | The Family |
Course
Description: | Family study utilizing data from the fields of anthropology,
individual, ans social psychology, history, sociology,
economics, and psychiatry. |
| Oasis Title: | The Family |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in HDFS 4610, SOCI 4610, HDFS 6610, SOCI 6610 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | Junior or senior standing or permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. To gain an understanding of the nature of the American
family in its present form(s)
2. To be knowledgeable about historical changes in the form and
function of the American family over time
3. To understand the profound effects that race/ethnicity,
social class, and gender have on our experiences within
families
4. To be familiar enough with the statistical data regarding
families to use it in support of your position on issues
regarding the family
5. To stimulate academic and intellectual curiosity in real-
world family issues, and to see that the knowledge gained in
this course is applicable to your own experiences—past,
present, and future—of family |
| Topical Outline: | I. Syllabus and Course Requirement
II. Introduction to Sociology of the Family
III. History of the Family
IV. Gender and the Family
V. Social Class and the Family
VI. Social Class and Social Policy
VII. Race, Ethnicity, and Families
VIII. Sexuality and Society
IX. Cohabitation and Marriage
X. Child Rearing
XI. Work, Families, and Childcare
XII. Growing Old in Families
XIII. Divorce
XIV. Remarriage |