SOC 405 - The Changing Family: Questions and Controversies

1 semester, 3 Credits

Looks at the family as a group, social structure, network of roles and statuses, social institution, “lived experience,” and a social/public issue. Examines important questions and controversies about families in historical context, using sociological and other perspectives and statistical trends. Involves analysis of gender, race, class, age, adoption, and sexual orientation as central to students’ understanding of changing families in contemporary American and other societies. Prerequisite: Either SOC 101 or permission of the instructor.

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SOC 405 - The Changing Family: Questions and Controversies