FSOS3102

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FSOS 3102 - Family Systems and Diversity (3 Cr.) Race, Power, and Justice US, Social Sciences

Family Social Science (11217) TCED - College of Education and Human Development

Course description

This course examines family systems across the lifespan based on a variety of family theories, sociohistorical contexts (racism, oppression), socioeconomic conditions (social class), and diverse philosophies (culture). Specifically, it introduces students to diversity issues related to gender, class, ethnicity/race, sexual orientation, and culture, as well as emergent family forms (i.e., cohabitation, divorce, single parenthood, and remarriage) and healthy family functioning (couple communication, parent-child interaction, and coparenting) in the context of the latest research.

prereq: soph or jr or sr or grad

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

OPT - Student Option

Lecture

Requirements

000972

Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:

00529

This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)

Social Sciences, Race, Power, and Justice in the United States

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

No

Typically offered term(s)

Every Fall, Spring & Summer