SOCA125G Sociology of Families
This course is a sociological analysis of the family as a social institution including historical development, contemporary patterns in the United States, and possible future trends. Topics include the definition of family; families and work; love and sex; child-rearing, family violence; divorce and re-marriage; and variations in marriage and family patterns as related to culture, class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. Writing intensive. Core: SSHB, WI, D.
Prerequisite
SOCA103 and ENGL101
Lecture/Lab Ratio
3:0