SO 262 - Sociology of Marriage and Family

Institution:

Bentley University

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Description:

Prerequisite(s): PS 132 or SO 132 Analyzes the family as a social institution from a cross-cultural perspective. Places emphasis on courtship and mate selection, role relations within the family, parenthood, the family as an agent of socialization, and family crises such as illness, separation and divorce. Reflects current attitudes toward marriage and family and the traditional bases from which these ideas generate.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bentley.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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