The sociological analysis should include materials from the assigned text and additional pertinent journal articles, monographs or books. These family narratives are treated confidentially. I will be the only one reading them and I will be returning them to you. If for any reason you do not want to do, or cannot do a family history, an alternative term paper project will be assigned. Available on reserve are a number of books that deal with ethnicity and family structure and dynamics.
Students can pick any substantive topic that relates to the sociology of the family.
The following are suggested topics. Your final grade will be based on your performance on the three exams, group presentation and the term paper. In addition, class participation and attendance are vital components in the determination of final grades. As you will see, this is a very interesting course that I enjoy immensely. I hope you will share my sentiments.