Sociology (SOCI) 316
Sociology of Families

This version of SOCI 316 closed May 7, 2004. To current version.

Delivery mode: Individualized study or grouped study.
Credits: 3 - Social Science
Prerequisite: SOCI 287 or SOCI 288 is strongly recommended but not required.
Centre: Centre for Global and Social Analysis
Challenge for Credit: SOCI 316 has a Challenge for Credit option.

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Overview

SOCI 316 provides an introduction to the sociology of family organization in Western and non-Western societies, with an emphasis on the family unit in Canada.

Outline

  • Unit 1 The Family and Society: An Introduction
  • Unit 2 The Family in the 19th and 20th Centuries: The Age of Decline?
  • Unit 3 Research on the Family of the Past; Poverty and the Family Today
  • Unit 4 Gender Roles and Familial Relations
  • Unit 5 The Family and its Life Cycle
  • Unit 6 Family Violence and Divorce

Evaluation

To receive credit for SOCI 316, students must achieve a course composite grade of at least "D" (50 percent) and a grade of at least 60 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

3 Essays (20% each) Final Exam Total
60% 40% 100%

Course Materials

Textbooks

Baker, Maureen. 1990. The Family: Changing Trends in Canada, 2d ed. McGraw-Hill Ryerson.

Hutter, Mark. 1988. The Changing Family: Comparative Perspectives, 2d ed. Macmillan.

Luxton, Meg. 1985. More than a Labour of Love: Three Generations of Women's Work in the Home, 2d ed. Women's Press.

Other Material

The course materials include a student manual, a reading guide, and an assignment book.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice.
Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

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