SOCY 442 - The Family and Social Class

Institution:

University of Maryland-Global Campus

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Description:

Prerequisite: six credits of sociology or permission of department. Development of the family from pre-industrial to contemporary period. Emphasis upon class differences in family functioning and the roles of husbands and wives. Changes in these roles from pre-industrial to postindustrial period, and variations by race. Discussion of the emergence of dual-worker and dual-career families and the issues they face.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umgc.edu

Phone Number:

(301) 985-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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