Sociology of Families and Populations
The family is one of the most important institutions in any society. It is critical to the socialization of each generation and to the stability and functioning of the larger society. Family systems vary across cultures and have changed dramatically in the United States in recent decades. Understanding the causes and consequences of such variation is a central focus of social research. Family change is reflected in demographic patterns through its impact on fertility, marriage, divorce, migration, and mortality. Population processes also respond to technological factors, economic change and social policy. The study of population patterns provides an opportunity to investigate quantitatively the interactions between large social aggregates and the behavior of individuals.
Basic Courses:
SOCI 2 Social Problems and Public Policy
SOCI 4 Family
SOCI 7 Population and Society
SOCI 10 Social Stratification
SOCI 11 Urban Sociology
SOCI 111 Health of Populations
SOCI 112 Discrimination: Sexual and Racial Conflict
SOCI 122 Sociology of Gender
SOCI 128 Introduction to Demographic Methods
SOCI 264 Poverty, Race, and Health
SOCI 266 Latinos in United States
SOCI 270 Ethnicity- Globalizing Philadelphia: The Immigrant City
SOCI 275 Sociology of Medicine
SOCI 280 Social Issues in Contemporary China
SOCI 453 Metro Growth and Poverty
Advanced Courses:
SOCI 515 Family Research Workshop
SOCI 524 Advanced Topics in the Sociology of the Family
SOCI 541 Gender, The Labor Force and Markets
SOCI 542 Work and Gender
SOCI 594 History of Population
SOCI 643 Social Stratification
SOCI 670 Family Data
SOCI 702 Political Economy and Social History of Africa andthe African Diaspora
SOCI 796 Demographic, Economic and Social Relations