Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Relations. Cressman, Smolansky SOC 310. The Family and the Law . An examinatiom of the sources and applications of family law in America today. Such topics as the legal regulation of the marital relationship, the boundaries of marital and non-marital contracts, and divorce are covered.
Special attention is given to the legal ramifications of the parent-child relationship.
Parental obligations regarding children's education and medical care are examined, along with the issues of child neglect, abuse, and the legal termination of parental rights. Junior or senior standing. Dervish SOC 370. Women and Crime . For decades it was widely accepted that those interested in the scholarly study of crime could ignore, even trivialize, the experiences of women without diminishing the perceived validity of their work.