Purdue North Central Curriculum Document
Submission Date:
November 2, 2012
Document No:
Spring, 2013
Submitting Dept:
November 14, 2012
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November 30, 2012
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12-C-30
Social Sciences
Michael Lynn, Chair, Department of
Social Sciences
Yes
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New courses or any course
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January 18, 2013
No
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Subject. (Brief description of proposed change, addition or deletion.)
New prerequisite for: SOC 36500, “Constructing American Families.”
Justification. (Briefly list main reasons for proposed change, addition or deletion.)
All sociology courses are being standardized to make prerequisites consistent .
Use the Current and Proposed spaces below for course changes only. Otherwise, mark “N/A”.
Current:
(Course changes: present catalog info.)
SOC 36500. Constructing American Families.
Proposed:
Lec. 3, cr. 3. Prerequisite: SOC 10000 for level UG with min.
grade of C or permission of instructor.
This course considers changes and variations in the forms and
portrayals of family and family life in the U.S. across time.
Topics under study may include: how gender, race, and class
shape family roles and family labor (care work); processes of
courtship, dating, cohabitation, partnership, marriage,
parenthood, and divorce; multiracial/multiethnic families; gay
and lesbian families; and family violence. This course also
examines the ways in which U.S. social laws, policies,
economy, public opinion, media, religion, and technology work
to construct, shape, recognize, and regulate the diversity of
family forms that exist.
Lec. 3, cr. 3. Prerequisite: SOC 10000 with passing grade.
This course considers changes and variations in the forms and
portrayals of family and family life in the U.S. across time.
Topics under study may include: how gender, race, and class
shape family roles and family labor (care work); processes of
courtship, dating, cohabitation, partnership, marriage,
parenthood, and divorce; multiracial/multiethnic families; gay
and lesbian families; and family violence. This course also
examines the ways in which U.S. social laws, policies,
economy, public opinion, media, religion, and technology work
to construct, shape, recognize, and regulate the diversity of
family forms that exist.
(Course changes: new catalog information.)
SOC 36500. Constructing American Families.
Course Objectives. (For new courses only. List main learning objectives. If lengthy, attach as separate page.)
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Impact on Students. (State “N/A” if proposal will not greatly affect students.)
To make it easier for students to register for upper level courses.
Impact on University Resources. (State “N/A” if proposal will not require new resources, faculty or funds.)
N/A
Impact on other Academic Units. (State “N/A” if proposal will not affect other units.)
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Yes
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Yes
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