— The Family

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Contemporary family life in historical and cross-cultural perspective. How different family forms arose, their significance today and prospects for further family change. Attention to power relations within and beyond the family and to the social implications of family transformation. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD). SOC 131 — The Family (4 units) Course Description: Contemporary family life in historical and cross-cultural perspective. How different family forms arose, their significance today and prospects for further family change. Attention to power relations within and beyond the family and to the social implications of family transformation. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 , SOC 002 , or SOC 003 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to upper division Sociology and Sociology Organizational Studies majors and Sociology graduate students. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD). SOC 131 — The Family (4 units) Course Description: Contemporary family life in historical and cross-cultural perspective. How different family forms arose, their significance today and prospects for further family change. Attention to power relations within and beyond the family and to the social implications of family transformation. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 , SOC 002 , or SOC 003 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to upper division Sociology and Sociology Organizational Studies majors and Sociology graduate students. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027.