SOCI 103 The Sociology of the Family

Sociology of the Family will introduce the student to the sociological study of the family. The course will examine what the family does for its members and for society through a historical and cross-cultural perspective, and it will examine how the institution of the family has changed over time. We will pay particular attention to the various paths to family formation and the responsibilities and expectations we have as family members, as well as how larger social forces shape families and the implications this has for a social policy. Finally, we will turn to the stresses the contemporary family endures and the possibilities this holds for the future of the family.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in stand-alone ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

1. Explain historical and contemporary roles and functions of family structures using sociological concepts.
2. Examine how gender, class, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and other factors affect family roles and structures.
3. Analyze the impact of social, cultural, economic, and political changes on the family.
4. Apply information and ideas to family relations in other social contexts.
5. Write clearly and effectively using appropriate, relevant, and properly attributed content that demonstrates the writer’s understanding of the sociology of minority groups.

Course Objectives

1. Explain historical and contemporary roles and functions of family structures using sociological concepts.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Paper/Quiz

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
   • Course specific rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT1
2. Examine how gender, class, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and other factors affect family roles and structures.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Paper/Quiz

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
   • Course specific rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT2
3. Analyze the impact of social, cultural, economic, and political changes on the family.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Paper/Quiz

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
   • Course specific rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT3
4. Apply information and ideas to family relations in other social contexts.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Paper/Quiz

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
   • Course specific rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT4
5. Write clearly and effectively using appropriate, relevant, and properly attributed content that demonstrates the writer’s understanding of the sociology of minority groups.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Paper/Quiz

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Course writing Rubric