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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Sociology 12


COURSE DESCRIPTION
12 Marriage Family Relations Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
Patterns in marriage and family relations focusing on both academic and practical considerations. Includes courtship, marriage, child-parent relations, intra-family conflict and sexual adjustment. 54 hours lecture.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
Contemporary patterns in marriage and family relations.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1.   Demonstrate a knowledge of classical and contemporary theoretical
      explanations of marriage and family relations in Sociology.

2.   Demonstrate a knowledge of the historical and contemporary status of
      marriage and family relations, to include: marriage, courtship,
      engagement, and parenting.

3.   Demonstrate a knowledge of the processes and perspectives which
      contribute(d) to historical and contemporary reproductive practice.

4.   Demonstrate an ability to apply the concepts, theories and research offered
      throughout the course to students’ personal lives.

5.   Demonstrate an ability to think critically and provide a critical analysis of
      the theoretical.

6.   Principles and research data on marriage and family relations presented
      over the duration of the course.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 

Lectures, discussions, and assignments will offer the approximate content below:

1.   An introduction to the sociological method for the study of race and ethnic
      relations, to include theoretical foundations and research methods.
2.   An introductory and critical analysis of the following elements of marriage
      and family relations:
      a.   Issues of definition and marriage-family structures.
      b.   Biological and social aspects of human sexuality,dating, mate selection.
      c.   Theories and practice of dating, mating, and marriage.
      d.   Structures, patterns, and processes of marriage and family interaction.
      e.   The historical and contemporary family structures in the context of
            social change.
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Lecture
  • Classroom discussion
  • Audio-visual aids, to include on-line and internet strategies
  • Small-group activities
  • Out-of-class projects, reading, and writing assignments
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Written and/or oral examination, both objective and subjective methods
  • Small group activities
  • Library, on-line, and internet research assignments
  • Oral presentations
  • Course papers
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Robert H. Lauer and Jeanette C. Lauer . Marriage and Family: The Quest for Intimacy. any: McGraw Hill Publishers, 2005.
  • Strong, Bryan et al . The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationshipos in a Changing Society. any: Wadworth Publishing, 1998.
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