Schedule
Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (1/3/2011 - 1/15/2011) Location: MAIN HAL 304
Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (1/3/2011 - 1/15/2011) Location: MAIN HAL 304
Description
SOCI 312. THE FAMILY AS A SOCIAL INSTITUTION. A course that focuses upon the status, development, and future of the modern American family from historical, cross-cultural, and sociological perspectives. Examines contemporary debates over legal definitions of “family”, patterns of family structure, families and the elderly, family policy, and reviews non-governmental approaches to strengthening the family. Recommended for those students contemplating careers in teaching, the helping professions, ministry, public policy, and research. Three hours.