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Aug 31, 2024
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WMST 275 - Introduction to Marriage and FamilySame as: SOC 275 Credits: 3 Description Survey of issues in the sociology of the family including the intersection of race/ethnicity, class, and gender.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Explain historical and contemporary family patterns ranging from courtship and marriage to divorce from theoretical perspectives in sociology and in feminist and gender studies.
- Identify the ideological factions in contemporary “culture wars” and the issues on which they are divided, including but not limited to marriage equality, divorce, gender equality, and reproductive rights.
- Explain the effects of race, class, gender, sexual identity and other forms of difference on family experience.
- Critique and defend both traditional and emergent forms of marriage and family structure, drawing upon theory and research findings in sociology, feminist and gender studies, and related disciplines.
- Evaluate data and research on the effects of change in family structure and culture on outcomes for men, women and children, and formulate policy recommendations based on this analysis.
Prerequisite: None Corequisite: None Graded: Letter Grade
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