SOC 340 - Sociology of the Family

Institution:

California Lutheran University

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Description:

This course examines contemporary marriage and family in American society. Topics include gender roles, sexual values, dating and mate selection, alternative families and lifestyles, single-parent families, raising children, domestic violence, dysfunctional families, divorce, remarriage and stepfamilies. This course is designed to give the student sociological insight into this fundamental social structure; to enable the student to gain new perspectives on his or her own family and gain insight into the diversity (cultural and historical) of both the structure and function of marriage and family.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.callutheran.edu/

Phone Number:

(805) 492-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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