SOC 320 - The Family

4 credits (Fall or Spring)

A survey of the family from a sociological perspective, focusing on recent transformations of the family. Topics include historical origins of the family, traditional marriage and alternative processes of mate selection and family formation, parenting, divorce, family violence, racial-ethnic variations in family experience, and gay and lesbian families.

Prerequisite: Any 200-level or above sociology course.
Instructor: Ferguson