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SOC 345: Contemporary American Families

Sociology · 5 credits

This course provides students with broad knowledge about the conditions of contemporary family life in the United States and the sociological forces shaping families. The course emphasizes exposure to original research in family sociology. We will consider the diversity of families, placing a strong emphasis on differences across lines of social class, gender, immigrant status, race and ethnicity, and sexuality. The course incorporates a historical perspective and pays attention to the way that intersectional identities and structural inequalities together define family experiences. The course will draw on research using a wide range of sociological methods, and the specific focus may change across terms and instructors.

Offered in 4 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Fall 2024).

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Prerequisites

SOC 221 or SOC 234 or SOC 251 or SOC 255 or SOC 260 or SOC 268 or SOC 269 or SOC 271 or SOC 1PR or HNRS 252

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

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Every offering in the listed terms (4 sections)