SOC X95F SOC 395F Topics in Seminars in Family 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Not all topics are offered every year. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 2: Marriage, Family, and Kinship. May be counted toward the family specialization.
Topic 3: Family and Health. May be counted toward the family and health specializations.
Topic 4: Family Life. May be counted toward the family specialization.
Topic 5: Poverty and the Family. May be counted toward the family specialization.
Topic 6: Controversial Family Issues in Modern Society. May be counted toward the family specialization.
Topic 7: Aging and the Life Course. Concepts and controversies about aging and the adult life course in the United States. Includes discussion of the biology of aging as it relates to current social issues and trends, population aging and related demographic trends, the economics and politics of aging, the trajectories and transitions of the adult life course, healthy aging, age as a social status, health care rights and responsibilities, retirement as a social institution, generational equity, and the conditions and choices at the end of life. May be counted toward the family specialization.
Topic 8: Gender, Marital Status, and Well-Being. Examines gender and relationships from social psychological perspectives. Considers how and why intimate relationships differ for men and women as well as the gendered consequences of relationships for mental and physical health. May be counted toward the family specialization. Sociology 395F (Topic 8) and 395G (Topic: Gender, Marital Status, and Well-Being) may not both be counted.