Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: *Women and Gender Studies*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY ***** DISTRIBUTION COURSE GROUP 2 ***** This course is intended to educate students about the important structures, issues, and dimensions of American family life. As a sociologist and demographer, my goal is to teach you to use sociological perspective when studying families. We will consider many family behaviors, such as love and sex, marriage and cohabition, divorce, parenting, family structure, gay and lesbian families, domestic violence and sexual abuse, parent-child relationships, household labor and division of family tasks, and family decision-making. In addition to thinking about individuals in families, we will examine the role of society in shaping family norms, the relationships between family and economy, and government family policy. ***** Also offered as SOCI 334. ***** Enrollment limited to 30.