An introduction to beginning-level statistical and research skills in sociology and social work. Students will design and implement a research project that involves hypothesis formation, data collection and computer-assisted data analysis. Marriage and Family Today. The course examines the factors associated with family formation, survival, dissolution and re-formations. It discusses similarities and differences among families as they cope with social change.
Attention is given to family trends and their implications for the future.
The family is profiled by current data. Socioeconomics of Human Populations. The course describes basic factors and processes related to local and national populations throughout the world. It examines factors affecting population growth and size, and how these interact with the economic variables. Gender, Self and Society.