SOC 3610 - The Family

Credits: 3

Description: Sociological perspectives on families. Emphasis on how social forces, such as the economy, education, norms and values, and the government (e.g. marriage and divorce laws, mass incarceration), affect families as a social institution as well as individual family members. Topics include mate selection, sexuality, marriage and cohabitation, singlehood, childbearing, parenting, work and family, divorce, remarriage, stepfamilies, and families in later life.

When Offered: Fall, Spring.