SOC 160 - Marriage and Family

This course will provide students with a fundamental description of family forms and issues across the life course, guided by historic and contemporary perspectives. Topics covered in the course include diversity in family patterns, gender roles, intimate behavior, mate selection, problems of marital adjustment, family stability and crisis, divorce, parenting, and modern relationships. This course is a once-a-year offering.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101
3 credits = 3 lecture