SOCY 2030 - Marriage and Family

Academic Division:

Liberal Arts

Academic Discipline:

Sociology

Assistant Dean: Steve Haynes PhD

3 Credit(s)
Sociology of Marriage and Family examines numerous components that impact the family, including: marriage, love, work, race and ethnicity, parenthood, divorce, remarriage/stepfamilies, and family violence. Theoretical perspectives related to families will also be examined. Social and governmental influences that relate to and impact families will be addressed. TAG# OSS023 UG OSS023

3 Lecture Hour(s);

College Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcome	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

Student Learning Outcomes for Course

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
1. Examine the major theoretical perspectives as they relate to marriage and the family, including Functionalism, Conflict Theory, and Symbolic Interactionism.	Class activities and exams – Weeks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 15
2. Describe the socio-historical evolution of family forms and processes contributing to change in form over time.	Class activities, group project, and exams – Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, & 16
3. Analyze the interaction between family and other social institutions such as the workplace, education, religion, and media.	Class activities, written assignment, group project, and exams – Weeks 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, & 14
4. Examine the causes and consequences of diversity in family form such as cohabitation, marriage, childbearing, divorce, and remarriage.	Class activities, group project, and exams – Weeks 9, 10, 11, 12, & 13
5. Identify the causes and consequences of family violence and/or crisis.	Class activities, group project, and exams –Week 15
6. Assess the role of family and family practices in child socialization.	Class activities, group project, written assignment, and exams– Weeks 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 13, & 14
7. Discuss causes and consequences of the social meanings given to gender and sexual orientation in families.	Class activities, group project, and exams – Weeks 6 & 7
8. Explore the role of social structure, governmental policy, and systems of inequality on family form and dynamics.	Class activities, group project, and exams – Weeks 4, 5, 13, & 14

Standard Grading Scale
93-100 A

90 - 92 A-

87- 89 B+

83 - 86 B

80 -82 B-

77- 79 C+

73 - 76 C

70 -72 C-

67- 69 D+

63 - 66 D

60 -62 D-

00- 59 F

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