| SOCY
103.001 & .002
Sociology of the Family
College of Charleston
Fall 2003
Dr.
Von Bakanic
Office: 88 Wentworth St., Rm. 202
Office Hours: MWF 10:30-11:00
and by appointment
Phone: 953-7105
E-mail:
bakanicv@cofc.edu
Mailbox: 19 St. Philip St.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: This course examines how contemporary systems
of marriage and family operate. Different systems and variations
of family will be critically examined and compared. Students who
successfully complete this course will be able to identify and describe
different forms of family organization. They will be able to understand
how recent changes in family are related to economic, political,
religious and cultural changes. Students should be able to describe
and understand social class and ethnic variations in family. Finally,
students will be able to identify stages in the family life cycle
and examine the problems caused by family violence, divorce and
remarriage.
REQUIRED
TEXT:
Nijole
V. Benokratis
2001
Marriages and Families 4th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall.
2000
Feuds about Families. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
OFFICE
HOURS:
My
office is in the green building at the corner of St. Phillips and
Wentworth Street. I will hold office hours from 10:00 until 11:30
Monday, Wednesday, Friday. If you can not see me at those times
please make an appointment after the regular class period. You can
reach me via the Department of Sociology at 953-5738 or 953-7105.
CLASS
FORMAT AND ATTENDANCE:
Class
time will be spent in a combination of lecture, discussion and small
group tasks. The lectures will contain much of the exam content.
However, for us to engage in mutually informative discussions, you
must read the material assigned. YOU CAN NOT MAKE A DECENT GRADE
IN THIS CLASS WITHOUT READING THE TEXT! Attendance and participation
in class discussion will be noted and will influence your grade.
ASSIGNMENTS
AND EXAMINATIONS:
Assignments:
There will be four short papers offered for extra credit throughout
the semester. Each paper will be based on the readings assigned
in Feuds About Family. I will send an email message with your assignment
about a week before each exam. The papers will be worth up to five
points extra credit each. The extra credit will be added to the
exam grades.
Exams:
There will be four hourly examinations. The exams will cover information
from lecture, text, and films. A ten point grading scale will be
used:
100-
90 = A 76 - 70 = C
89
- 87 = B+ 69 - 60 = D
86
- 80 = B Below 59 = F
79
- 77 = C+
Assignments:
There will be four required assignments throughout the semester.
Each assignment will receive up to five bonus points which will
be added to the score of the exam covering the material. The assignments
will be made available a week before the exam. They must be typed,
proofed, stapled and handed in on time. I reserve the right not
to accept them if any of these four of the conditions are not met.
Grade Appeals: If you have a question about a test
item or want to appeal your grade you must submit your test to me
along with a letter within one week of the day that the exams were
returned to the class. The letter must include:
1)
an indication of which item(s) is (are) under question,
2)
a brief summary of the problem you perceive with your grade,
3)
a clear statement of what you are requesting me to do,
4)
a rationale for the action you propose (e.g., why your answer is
as good or better than the one I expected).
Exam
and Reading Schedule:
The
tentative dates for the exams and the chapters covered are listed
below.
| |
DATE |
CHAPTERS |
%
grade |
| Assignment
1 |
Sept.
17 |
Feuds
Part I: 1 & 2 |
bonus
points |
| EXAM
1 |
Sept.
17 |
1,
2, 3 |
25% |
| Assignment
2 |
October
19 |
Feuds
Part III: 6 & 7 |
bonus
points |
| EXAM
2 |
October
10 |
4,
5, 6, 7 |
25% |
| Assignment
3 |
November
5 |
Feuds
Part IV: 9 & 10 |
bonus
points |
| EXAM
3 |
November
5 |
8,
9, 10, 11 |
25% |
| Assignment
4 |
December
9 |
Feuds
Part V:12 VI:15,16 & 17 |
bonus
points |
| EXAM
4 |
December
12 |
13,
14, 15, 16 |
25% |
Make-up
exams: All make-up exams will be give on Dec 9th at 1:00.
If you know you will be absent for a scheduled exam contact me in
advance. Unexcused absence from an exam will result in a zero.
E-MAIL
LIST: You are expected to have a VAX account at the College
of Charleston. This account will allow you to access e-mail, Internet
and the world wide web. If you do not have an account, have not
used your account or have forgotten your password go to the third
floor of the J. C. Long building. They have applications for new
accounts and can update a password for you. I am starting a class
e-mail discussion list. You must monitor your email for announcements
and class discussion.
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