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2012-2013 Official General Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Official General Catalog [Archived Catalog]

SOC 230 - The Family/Marriage and its Alternatives


Social and personal factors which make for adequate family functioning, the forms the family takes, its internal processes and the functions it serves in society.  Covers systematically the important theoretical and experimental ground on those issues relevant to both the scholarly and practice-minded student.

Credits: 3
Hours
3 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate knowledge of basic issues, methods and theories in the sociology of the family.
2.  Identify social and personal factors which influence family functioning, forms and internal processes.
3.  Identify the social roles of the family.
4.  Identify some of the alternatives to conventional marriage and family structures.
5.  Discuss current social issues relates to marriage and the family, and evaluate various responses to these issues.