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Course Outlines
Course Outlines

Sociology of Marriage and the Family — SOCY 1010

  1. Course Description
    • Credits: 3.00
    • Lecture Hours/Week: 3.00
    • Lab Hours/Week: 0.00
    • OJT Hours/Week: 0
    • Prerequisites: None
    • Corequisites: None
    • MnTC Goals:
      • 05 – Hist/Soc/Behav Sci
    This course analyzes marriage and family from a sociological perspective. Students will examine how the sociocultural context and historical changes impact how we form and maintain families. Students will use sociological theories to understand past and current trends in marriage and family, focusing on variations in family structures and experiences across race, class, gender, age, and sexuality. The course will answer questions like: does living together before marriage increase the likelihood of divorce, do children benefit from strict parenting, and why are so many people postponing marriage or opting out of it altogether.
  2. Course Effective Dates: 5/21/24 – Present
  3. Outline of Major Content Areas
    1. Dating and Cohabitation
    2. Domestic Violence
    3. Gender Roles
    4. History of Marriage and Family
    5. Parenting
    6. Separation and Divorce
    7. Theories of Marriage and Family
    8. Variations in Family Trends by Race and Class
  4. Learning Outcomes
    1. Identify research methods used by sociologists to study marriage and family.
    2. Apply sociological theories of marriage and family to current trends.
    3. Analyze historical changes in the institutions of marriage and family.
    4. Explain the impact of gender, race, ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation on family structure and experiences.
    5. Describe how and why parenting differs across demographics.
    6. Recognize various types of domestic violence and their corresponding predictive factors.
  5. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal Area(s) and Competencies
      Goal 05 — Hist/Soc/Behav Sci
      • Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
      • Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
      • Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
  6. Learner Outcomes Assessment
      As noted on course syllabus
  7. Special Information
      None noted