Overview
SOCI 316 introduces sociological theories about, and research on, families, with an emphasis on the situation of families in Canada. Students are also expected to have university-level analytical and writing skills.
Outline
Part I: Beginnings
- Unit 1: Definitions, Gender, and Social Contexts
- Unit 2: Theoretical Perspectives on the Family
- Unit 3: Gender, Social Class, and Families
- Unit 4: Relationships and Intimacy
Part II: Maintaining Relationships
- Unit 5: Single, Alone, and Cohabiting
- Unit 6: Making a Commitment
- Unit 7: Marriage Relations
- Unit 8: Parenting
- Unit 9: Socialization
Part III: Stressors and Endings
- Unit 10: Communication, Conflict, and Crisis
- Unit 11: Managing Family, Finances, and Work
- Unit 12: Divorce
- Unit 13: Remarriage and Stepparenting
- Unit 14: Abuse and Violence in Families
Evaluation
To receive credit for SOCI 316, you must achieve a grade of 50 per cent or better on the final examination and an overall course composite grade of at least D (50 percent). A passing grade of 50 per cent is also required for the supplemental examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Activity | Weight |
| Telephone Quiz | 5% |
| TME I | 15% |
| TME II | 15% |
| Essay Outline | 5% |
| TME III | 15% |
| Essay | 15% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| Total | 100% |
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
Materials
Physical course materials
The following course materials are included in a course package that will be shipped to your home prior to your course’s start date:
Riedmann, A., Lamanna , M. A., & Nelson, A. (2003). Marriages and families. (1st Canadian ed.) Scarborough, ON: Thomson Nelson.
Luxton, M. (2006). “Conceptualizing ‘families’: Theoretical frameworks and family research”. In M. Baker (Ed.). Families: Changing trends in Canada. (3rd ed., pp. 36–52). Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson. (This reading is appended to the print Study Guide.)
Wagamese, R. (2006). Keeper ’n me. Toronto: Anchor/Random House.
Yamagishi, N. R. (2005). Nikkei journey: Japanese Canadians in Southern Alberta. Victoria, BC: Trafford.
Other Material
The course materials also include a study guide.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the SOCI 316 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least B (70 percent) on the examination.
Challenge for credit course registration form