Margaret M. Chin, PhD; email [email protected]; twitter @ProfMChin Hunter College Fall 2018 Sociology 201 sec03 code21387 ; F 5:35-8:00 Room 511 HW Office: 1618 West Bldg Office Hours: F 8:00-8:30 pm and by appt
SYLLABUS: August 13, 2018
Course Description: This course examines contemporary family issues from a sociological perspective. The class is not an exhaustive review of the field, rather, it is an in-depth look at some important issues that affect families today. We will touch upon history, politics, culture, gender, sexuality, the economy, racism, and social policy. The syllabus is subject to change based on pace of class.
To Succeed in this class, you need to: 1)Attend class 2)Engage 3)Be present for midterms & final exams.
Course Objectives: 1)To think about families sociologically, to see how social and economic forces have shaped the family 2)To think critically about family, to question the status quo and how families are represented
Dates and deadlines are important: The point structure of the course is very important. I encourage you to take all tests. I do not give INC—therefore you will be given whatever grade corresponds to your point accumulation.
Grading Policy: Points % of Grade Grading Attendance 200 20 950-1000 A Class engagement 200 20 900-949 A- Midterm 1 200 20 866-899 B+ Midterm 2 200 20 833-865 B Final 200 20 800-832 B- Extra credit(YSOS) 50 (paragraph) +05 775-799 C+ 700-774 C TOTAL 1000** 100% of Grade** 600-699 D
**NO GRADE of INCOMPLETE will be given.
Class Materials: http://hunter.textbookx.com/institutional/index.php?action=browse#books/1739347/
Maxine Baca-Zinn and D. Stanley Eitzen and Barbara Wells- Diversity in Families Updated 10th Edition (https://www.amazon.com/Diversity-Families-Maxine-Baca-Zinn-ebook/dp/B00XIH48WI) Please note: 10th edition permissible (https://www.amazon.com/Diversity-Families-10th-Maxine- Baca/dp/0205936482)
Schedule: Week 1 8/30 NO CLASS (read chaps 1 & 2)
Week 2 9/7 Images, Ideals and Myths; Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family B& E - Chapter 1 & 2
Week 39/14 The Historical Making of Family Diversity B&E – Chapter 3
Week 4 9/21 Families and the New Economic Realities B&E –Chapter 4
Week 5 9/28 In class Midterm 1 Chap 1- 4
Week 6 10/5 Families and Demographic Trends: Immigration and Aging
Soc 201 – Chin 1 B&E - Chapter 5
Week 7 10/12 Class, Race and Gender B&E - Chapter 6
Week 8 10/19 Meshing the Worlds of Work and Family B&E – Chapter 7
Week 9 10/26 NO CLASS
Week 10 11/2 The Social Construction of Intimacy B&E – Chapter 8
Week 11 11/9 In Class Midterm 2 Chap 5-8
Week 12 11/16 Contemporary Marriages B&E –Chapter 9
Week 13 11/23 NO CLASS
Week 14 11/30 Parents and Children B&E – Chapter 10
Week 16 12/7 Divorce and Remarriage B&E – Chapter 12 and a bit of Chapter 11 (Violence
Week 16 12/14 or 21 Final on Chapters 9, 10, 12 and a bit of 11
Plagiarism: Plagiarism of any kind will be grounds for failing the course. Review Hunter College’s academic honesty policies at: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/studentaffairs/student-conduct/academic-integrity
Reading: You will complete the assigned readings by the day for which they are assigned. I have selected a manageable amount of reading (about 1 chapter per class meeting). If you get stuck or bored with a passage try reading it out loud or setting a timer with planned breaks. Turning off the internet and phone is helpful too.
Extra Credit 50 points Your Story Our Story Assignment http://yourstory.tenement.org/
50 pts extra credit due Wed 9/21 5pm
1)Please tag the photo with Chin-Hunter-Fall2018
2)Upload a photo of an object or just a photo.
3)Write one short paragraph about the photo and how it is connected to Sociology of the Family topics and migration/immigration. For example you can discuss the kind of work your parents did before and after migration, how family size or parenting may have changed with migration, how marriage, or women and work, or religion may have changed.
4)If you feel uncomfortable using your name, you can just use your first name, initials or even make up a name. You just need to email me the paragraph and the photo so that I know who to give credit to.
Soc 201 – Chin 2