SOC 2210 Marriage and the Family
Description
Marriage and the Family reviews historical and cultural perspectives of American family systems. Assesses the current ideals, functions, stresses and trends of the family. Topics include courtship, factors associated with marital success, roles and role expectations, statuses, alternatives to traditional systems, communication, marital dissolution and cross-cultural patterns.
Credits
3
Prerequisite
STSK 0095 or placement by multiple measures
Corequisite
None
Topics to be Covered
1. Marriage and Family in America
2. Diversity in Families
3. Gender Roles
4. Sexuality
5. Getting Involved
6. Falling in Love
7. Selecting a Life Partner
8. Getting Married
9. The Challenge of Communication
10. Power and Conflict in Marriage
11. Work and Home
12. Becoming a Parent
13. Family Crises
14. Separation and Divorce
15. Remarriage and Step-Families
16. Remarriage and Step-Families
Learning Outcomes
1. Identify issues facing families
2. Distinguish outcomes for children when parent role is not fulfilled.
3. Identify connections to family from society.
4. Recognize the role of family in society.
5. List challenges in mate selection.
Credit Details
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0
OJT: 0
MnTC Goal Area(s): Goal Area 05 - History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Goal Area 07 - Human Diversity
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal Area(s) and Competencies
Goal Area 05: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
1. Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
2. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
3. Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
4. Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
Goal Area 07: Human Diversity
1. Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States’ history and culture.
2. demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.
3. analyze their own attitudes, behaviors, concepts and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry.
4. describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc.) of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion.
5. demonstrate communication skills necessary for living and working effectively in a society with great population diversity.