Sociology of the Family Course
Explore how U.S. families have changed since 1950 and what that means for gender, race, class, and care. This Sociology of the Family Course gives humanities professionals tools to analyze real cases and inform ethical, culturally aware practice.

4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
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What Will I Learn?
The Sociology of the Family Course offers a focused overview of U.S. family change since 1950, covering divorce, cohabitation, LGBTQ+ families, immigration, and multigenerational living. Learn key concepts, research methods, and demographic tools, then apply theory to build research-informed case studies and practice-oriented analyses that connect family life to law, work, policy, and social inequality.
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Develop Skills
- Family case analysis: build research-based family profiles using key theories.
- Structural assessment: map economic, legal, and cultural forces shaping families.
- Contemporary family mapping: distinguish diverse U.S. family forms and dynamics.
- Policy and data use: interpret census, labor, and legal sources for family research.
- Practice translation: turn sociological insight into ethical, therapy-ready strategies.
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