SOAN 393 - The Family

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Truman State University

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Description:

This course will provide an opportunity to look at something familiar (the family) in a new way. We will focus on the family as a social institution, a set of structured social arrangements for meeting human needs, and we will examine the larger social forces that shape those structures. We will use a comparative approach to families, emphasizing their diversity across time and space, and within early 21st Century US society. Social inequalities will be examined and viewed as key factors shaping diverse family forms, the well-being of family members, and different experiences in family life. Prerequisite: SOAN 190 or SOAN 191. Credits: 3 hours NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.truman.edu

Phone Number:

(660) 785-4000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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