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Associate Professor Kennon J. Rice, Ph.D., Chair
Professor Thomas D. Meyers, Ph.D.
Associate Professors Charles M. Brown, Ph.D. and Barton A. Thompson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors Brent Harger, Ph.D., and Brian M. Jennings, Ph.D.
Instructor Carla J. Abodalo, M.S.
Lecturers Scott Lash, J.D., Adrienne Lodge, M.S., Brandy M. Neider, M.P.A. and Thomas M. Nolan, M.S.
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Family Studies Concentration
The family studies concentration provides students with an extensive academic understanding of family systems and their relationship to the development and social participation of their members as well as the skills to evaluate and conduct research on topics related to family interaction. The course requirements for students in this program focus on understanding the family as a social group and the dynamics of family participation in American society as well as in a global context. Students are introduced to the theory of group formation, the external forces that impinge upon family functioning and the methods that can be used to measure and anticipate family dysfunctions. Students who combine family studies with another major may enter the employment market immediately upon graduation in fields such as preschool education, elementary education, residential treatment and care, or may pursue a graduate degree in family studies.
Requirements:
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (required general studies introductory social science course)
- SOC 211 Statistics (counts as general studies quantitative reasoning course)
- SOC 212 Research Methods
- SOC 213 Social Theory
- Any two of the following:
- SOC 201 Social Problems
- SOC 251 Crime & Deviance
- SOC 262 Social Stratification and Structured Inequality
- ANT 204 Introduction to Anthropology
- SOC 261 The Family
- SOC 271 Work and Family or SOC 272 Minority Families
- SOC 302 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 311 Domestic Violence
- SOC 312 Intimate Relationships
- SOC 313 Human Services for Families and Children or SOC 350 Comparative Family Policy
- ANT 320 Sex, Gender and Culture
- SOC 482 Internship (or an approved elective)
- SOC 490 Senior Seminar
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Combining Family Studies with Other Concentrations
Requirements:
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (required general studies social science course)
- SOC 201 Social Problems
- SOC 211 Statistics (counts as general studies quantitative reasoning course
- SOC 212 Research Methods
- SOC 261 The Family
- One course from the following:
- SOC 271 Work and Family
- SOC 272 Minority Families
- One course from the following:
- ANT 320 Sex, Gender and Culture
- SOC 302 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 311 Domestic Violence
- SOC 312 Intimate Relationships
- SOC 313 Human Services for Families and Children
- SOC 350 Comparative Family Policy
- SOC 482 Internship (or an approved elective)
- SOC 490 Senior Seminar
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Education and Teacher Certification
Students interested in early childhood education may combine with any of the co-concentrations for teacher certification.
Those intending to pursue secondary education certification in the social sciences should consult with advisers in the Sociology and Education Departments to assure selection of appropriate courses to fulfill all the mandated state requirements.
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