Course Description:
Using our main textbook as a guide, the library, and the internet, we will explore--through readings, videos, lectures, projects and discussions--how sociology might help us to understand "family" today, in a dramatically changing world.
Course Objectives:
A main objective of this course is to help participants become familiar with key terms, questions and perspectives in sociological study of "the family."
In the process we will encourage each other to find ways to "do sociology"--to develop a "sociological imagination"--as a means of understanding (if not doing something about) factors and issues that currently shape families in our society today.
In practical terms, course participants will eventually be expected to:
Effective use of key terms and concepts in sociology:
Quizzes(4) and tests (final exam); more broadly and deeply in the semester project
Ability to identify and use effectively key academic and professional resources in the discipline
A semester project to be defined in the first weeks of class
Ability to recognize key sociological issues as they relate to family today
A semester-long clipping-file project and reflection paper
Ability to work effectively with others in the exploration of this introduction to the discipline
Consistent, active participation in classroom activities and discussion
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