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I. Catalog Description – Soc 2293 (3-0-3) – Prerequisite: Soc 1101 or consent of instructor
An introduction to the structure,
process, problems and adjustment of contemporary
marriage and family life.
II. Course Goals
1. To develop and use
the sociological perspective on courtship, family, marriage, and
divorce.
2. To gain a critical
understanding of the family and how it fits in a social, historical, and
economical
context.
3. To explore your
family structure and history using research methods within the
context of the course.
4. To intimate
that as social beings, our behavior is in effect a product of our social
milieu.
5. To enhance student
communication skills, both oral and written.
6. To develop both
scientific and personal reasoning skills.
7. To promote cultural
and social awareness.
8. To develop aesthetic
perspectives.
9. To develop social
and personal skills that will help the student be successful in his/her
family and chosen field.
III. Class Attendance
The student is expected
to attend all regularly scheduled classes. The College's
attendance policy
indicates that a student who misses 20% of scheduled classes may be
dropped from the
course with a grade of WF. In order to receive credit for attendance,
you must arrive
at class on time and remain until class ends.
IV. Grades and Grading
A. Letter grades will be assigned on the basis of the following numerical values:
A = 90 - 100 D = 60 - 69
B = 80 - 89
F = less than 60
C = 70 - 79
Borderline grades will be determined by class attendance, class participation,
and
classroom etiquette.
B. Eight quizzes
and a comprehensive final will be given. Quizzes and exams will consist
of short answer and essay.
SEE ATTACHED READING AND EXAM SCHEDULE
C. The instructor
has the option of giving periodic short exams, which may or may not
be announced ahead of time. These will be averaged in with the quizzes.
D. Sociology 2293 Contemporary Theme Paper
A Contemporary Theme paper will be developed by each student. A selected
issue
from the course will be used as the theme and articles from journals, magazines,
newspapers, or books (1995-2001) will provide the contemporary content
of the
paper.
The paper will consist of the following sections:
1) A title page
2) The body will consist of the following sections -
a) An introduction of the paper and its relevance for the course.
b) The text of the paper should summarize a minimum of six current sources
(take from the above mentioned sources) in support of or representing the
topic area chosen for the paper.
c) A discussion section will comprise the third and final part of the paper.
The
discussion should pull the sources together in some meaningful way
demonstrating the contemporary state of affairs for the aspect of Social
Problems chosen. This section should also include your ideas, thoughts,
feelings, observations, insights, and/or opinions about the sources and
topic.
3) A bibliography page.
Label all sections.
The body of the paper, not including title page and bibliography page,
should be at
least eight typewritten pages. The Introduction and Text should be
at least six pages
and the Discussion should be at least two pages.
Footnotes can be used, but are not required. A simpler way of referencing
is to
number the sources in your bibliography and make numerical references,
also giving
page references, in the text to these numbers. For example - (3,
p. 12).
The topic of the paper must be approved. Please hand in your topic
idea on a sheet
of paper within the first two weeks of class.
Submission deadline will be August 7, 2001.
E. Class participation,
which includes participation in class discussion, will frequently
revolve around examples from current world and national news sections in
most
newspapers, news magazines, television, local and world news, CNN or Headline
news.
F. Make-up
work will be conducted on an individual basis, however, there will generally
be no make-up work considered for unexcused absences. If the student is
sick on the
day of the exam or day when work is due, or will have to miss the exam
due to
circumstances beyond their control, the student is required to call the
instructor for
permission to miss the exam. Make-up tests will be essay tests.
G. Any time a student
is absent, the student is still responsible for the material covered
in class and any class assignment given that day.
H. Deadlines will
be met and work will be of a standard reasonably expected from WC
students. The last day of class will be the deadline for all work
to be turned in or
made up.
I. Incompletes
- The grade of incomplete is given to students who for reason of illness
or accident are unable to complete a segment of the course. At least 75%
of the
course requirements must be met with a passing grade before an incomplete
will be
considered. In no case will the grade of Incomplete be given as a means
to avoid a
failing grade.
J. The contribution
of the quizzes, the final, and the theme paper is shown by the grade
percentage below:
Quizzes ………………….…........50%
Assignments…………………….10%
Theme Paper……………………20%
Comprehensive Final Exam….…10%
K. DROPPING
A COURSE WITHOUT PENALTY:
In order to officially drop a course without penalty, a student must obtain
and fill out
a drop/Add form from the Registrar's Office, acquire appropriate signatures,
and
return the completed form to the Registrar's office before the designated
date
published in the Academic Calendar in the Waycross College Catalog.
V. Classroom Etiquette:
Please do not hold conversations with classmates whenever the instructor
or another
student is speaking. Also refrain from writing and passing notes or participating
in
other distractive behavior. Your undivided attention in class is a must.
An
atmosphere of mutual respect is in order. The instructor reserves the right
to
request students who engage in respectful conduct and/or disruptive behavior
to
leave the class and if the behavior persists in future classes the instructor
will drop
the students from the class.
VI. Plagiarism
Plagiarism is prohibited. Plagiarism is defined by Webster as the stealing
and
passing off of the ideas or words of another as one's own. Further,
the MLA
Handbook states, "Plagiarism may take the form of repeating another's
sentences
as your own, adopting a particularly apt phrase as your own, or even
presenting
someone else's line of thinking in the development of a thesis as though
it were
your own." For further information about plagiarism, see Lester,
Writing Research
Papers. Alleged violations involving plagiarism and other academic
misconduct will
be handled according to the procedures outlined in the Waycross College
Student
Handbook.
VII. Academic Support Center
The Academic Support Center (ASC) was created to offer supplemental assistance
to students enrolled in all courses at the College. The ASC offers a variety
of
services at all levels, ranging from personal tutoring in math, reading,
and
composition skills to providing handouts and supplementary materials
on writing
research papers and critiques, taking essay and objective tests, and developing
effective study techniques. Through audiovisual, computerized, self-paced,
and
one-to-one tutorial work, the ASC assists students in developing
strengths and
eliminating deficiencies. Students may be referred by instructors
or may
independently seek additional help. Practice tests, outlines, and study
guides are on
Dr. Hendrix’s web page.
VIII. ADA STATEMENT
"The College is committed to providing accessibility to all students in
accordance to
ADA/504 guidelines. Students should contact the Director of Student Life
regarding
accessibility."
IX. Instruction Learning Objectives By Chapter
OBJECTIVES: Chapter 1: Studying Marriages, Families, and Intimate Relationships
1. Students will be able to define marriage and family.
2. Students will be able to describe an intimate relationship.
3. Students will be able to discuss the main theoretical approaches
in family sociology.
4. Students will be able to discuss the main qualities of strong
marriages and families.
OBJECTIVES: Chapter 3: Sexual Behavior and Sexual Relationships
1. Students will be able to discuss marital sex in the U.S.
2. Students will be able to explain sex and communication.
3. Students will be able to discuss the purpose of sex.
4. Students will be able to differentiate between male and female
sexuality.
5. Students will be able to describe the male and female sexual
response cycle.
6. Students will be able to explain why it is so difficult for married
couples to maintain a
spontaneous sexual life.
OBJECTIVES: Chapter 4: Power, Conflict, and Communication
1. Students will be able to discuss the nature of power in marriage
and family.
2. Students will be able to identify the issues that produce conflict.
3. Students will be able to discuss the principles of successful
conflict management.
4. Students will be able to define communication.
5. Students will be able to explain the causes of communication
failure.
6. Students will be able to discuss the aspects of successful communication.
OBJECTIVES: Chapter 5 & 6: Singlehood, Meeting, Dating, and Falling in Love
1. Students will be able to describe the reasons and choices involved
with singlehood.
2. Students will be able to discuss the characteristics of courtship,
dating, and mate selection.
3. Students will be able to explain the problems of dating.
4. Students will be able to define love.
5. Students will be able to differentiate between the different
types of love.
OBJECTIVES: Chapter 7, 10, & 11: Marriage and Family
1. Students will be able to discuss the legal aspects of marriage.
2. Students will be able to explain marriage scripts.
3. Students will be able to identify the elements of a quality marriage.
4. Students will be able to discuss the effects of work on marriage
and families.
5. Students will be able to identify friction points between work
and family.
6. Students will be able to discuss marital life in middle and later
age.
7. Students will be able to explain generational family relationships.
OBJECTIVES: Chapter 8 & 9: Parenting
1. Students will be able to explain childbearing trends.
2. Students will be able to discuss the costs of parenthood.
3. Students will be able to discuss parent-child interaction and
socialization.
4. Students will be able to explain the positives and negatives
of parenthood.
5. Students will be able to identify parenting styles.
6. Students will be able to discuss the difficulties of parenthood.
7. Students will be able to define the characteristics of effective
parenting.
OBJECTIVES: Chapter 12 & 15: Family Problems, Violence, and Abuse
1. Students will be able to realize the prevalence of marital violence.
2. Students will be able to discuss child abuse and maltreatment.
3. Students will be able to discuss spouse abuse and maltreatment.
4. Students will be able to present an overview of sibling abuse.
5. Students will be able to explain the problems of drug and alcohol
abuse in families.
6. Students will be able to outline the steps in crisis management.
7. Students will be able to discuss marriage and family counseling.
8. Students will be able to explain the profession of marriage and
family therapy.
OBJECTIVES: Chapter 13 & 14: Separation, Divorce, and Life After
1. Students will be able to identify the factors associated with
divorce.
2. Students will be able to summarize “no-fault” divorce, adversarial
divorce, and divorce
mediation.
3. Students will be able to discuss the divorce experience.
4. Students will be able to list the steps involved in the divorce
process.
5. Students will be able to discuss Bohannan’s six stages of divorce.
6. Students will be able to explain the effects of divorce on the
male, the female, and on the
children.
7. Students will be able to define serial marriage.
8. Explain why divorce is not always the best solution to marital
problems.
9. Students will be able to explain the steps that can be taken
to reduce the divorce rate.
10. Students will be able to discuss the dangers faced by the newly
divorced.
11. Students will be able to discuss life after divorce.
12. Students will be able to explain coping with the role of a divorced
person.
13. Students will be able to discuss courtship, dating, and remarriage
after divorce.
14. Students will be able to summarize marital quality and the stability
of remarriages.
15. Students will be able to describe the blended family and the
problems faced by
stepchildren.
16. Students will be able to discuss the sexual atmosphere in step
families.
17. Students will be able to explain the new extended family.
18. Students will be able to explain the prevalence of divorce concerning
remarriages.
TENTATIVE READING AND EXAM SCHEDULE
Sociology 2293 - Summer 2001
Week Week of Chapter Assignment and Test Schedule
1 May 28 Memorial Day Holiday
May 30 First Day of Class
During the week we will cover Chap 1
2 June 4 During the week we will cover Chap 3
3 June 11 During the week we will cover Chap 4
4 June 18 During the week we will cover Chap 5
5 June 25 During the week we will cover Chap’s 7, 10 11
6 July 2 During the week we will cover Chap’s 8, 9
7 July 9 During this week we will cover Chap12, 15
8 July 16 During the week we will cover Chap’s 13, 14
9 July 23 During the week we will cover Family Systems
10 July 30 Work on Theme Paper
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Aug 6
Final - August 8