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Transcript of 12/2/2015 Family Sociology Montclair State University Lecture 1.
04/18/2304/18/23
Family Sociology
Montclair State UniversityMontclair State University
Lecture 1Lecture 1
Hi ! I am Professor Connie GagerHi ! I am Professor Connie Gager(pronounced Gay-jer)(pronounced Gay-jer)
Professor Connie GagerProfessor Connie GagerOffice hours:
Online office hours Monday 11:00 – 12:00Online office hours Monday 11:00 – 12:00
Wednesday 2:00-3:00 or by appt.Wednesday 2:00-3:00 or by appt.
Best way to contact me is e-mail:
I will try to be on-line during these hours and you can also e-mail me any time, but see syllabus for reply policies!
Professor Connie GagerProfessor Connie Gager Academic Interests: What I do when I am not teaching
– Predictors of marital quality and divorce Do children model their parent’s relationship
patterns?– The division of housework in families
Who does more -- husbands or wives Daughters or sons?
– Measuring martial quality Marital happiness Perceptions of fairness Sexual frequency
How to get a good grade in How to get a good grade in this class:this class:
KEEP UP – This is a fast-paced On-line KEEP UP – This is a fast-paced On-line ClassClass
Complete reading,review of lecture slides Complete reading,review of lecture slides on your own and assignments by the due on your own and assignments by the due datedate
Check the wiki at least weekly!!Check the wiki at least weekly!! DonDon’’t fall behind!!t fall behind!!
Course wikiCourse wiki
We will use a course “wiki” in addition to Blackboard
Why: I HATE BLACKBOARD! How about you? Wikis are much more tech. forward And we can all post to the wiki – i.e. more
democratic A wiki is an editable web page http://fcstmsu342.wikispaces.com/
Course wikiCourse wikihttp://fcstmsu342.wikispaces.com/
Use the wiki for:Course SyllabusLecture slides in PowerpointBlog assignmentsCourse café
Ask questionsPost interesting linksGet announcements
Use the wiki to ask questions!Use the wiki to ask questions!
Wiki: Post general questions under Course Café link.
Please sign questions first name, last initial as in: Madonna C.
I will check and answer questions weekly!Everyone can benefit from your general
questionsStudents! You can answer questions too!
YOU MUST JOIN THE WIKI!YOU MUST JOIN THE WIKI! Go to home page of the wiki http://fcstmsu342.wikispaces.com/
Your first assignment is to create a blog Click on blogger link on home page Follow instructions YOU CANNOT sign up using your Montclair e-mail Montclair has reserved your MSU e-mail address for
when we get G-mail If you already have a g-mail account you can use that
to sign up
Graded Class RequirementsGraded Class Requirements On-line GRADED writing assignments You will write these in a blog you set up Instructions in Assignment 1 Remember blogs are in the public
domain, don’t use your last name As a general rule, I say don’t write
anything you wouldn’t want your parents to read!
Graded Class RequirementsGraded Class Requirements On-line blogging assignments These are worth 30% of your grade If you miss one blog assignment your
grade goes down a whole letter grade!!! You choose and complete 6 of the 7
assignments for full credit If you fail this blog section, you fail the
class!
Graded Class RequirementsGraded Class Requirements Midterm Exam (30% of grade). Final Test – (Last week of class) (30% of grade) Exams will be given on-line on Blackboard Exams are under the Course Documents/TESTS
folder on our Blackboard site NO class on exam days
Using BlackboardUsing Blackboard How do I access this class on How do I access this class on
Blackboard ?Blackboard ?
– you must be registered for the class– Login with User ID and password– A listing of your classes will appear– Click on Family Sociology
– MAKE SURE YOU ARE REGISTERED RIGHT NOW!!!
SyllabusSyllabus
Click on Click on ““A SyllabusA Syllabus”” link on green left link on green left panel of wikipanel of wiki
Bookmark the wiki siteBookmark the wiki site
CHECK the wiki for announcements, and CHECK the wiki for announcements, and answers to general questions at least answers to general questions at least once a week!!!once a week!!!
Major Topics Major Topics
Introduction to sociology and the study of families
Defining families Review of contemporary families – what
are the latest demographic trends? Theory and methods used in the
Sociology of Families and Family Studies
Major TopicsMajor Topics Gender and families
– How do husbands’ roles differ from wives’ roles?
– How have roles changed or not changed after feminism?
– The good news http://www.pewtrusts.org/http://www.pewtrusts.org/
our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=56851our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=56851
Major TopicsMajor TopicsReport compares couples ages 30-44 in 1970 and
2007Findings:A larger share of women are married to men with
less income and less education
In 1970 only about 4% of husbands had wives who brought home a higher salary
In 2007, 22% of husbands are married to wives with higher earnings
Women are the majority of College Graduates
Major TopicsMajor Topics
Gender and families– How do husbands’ family and work roles differ
from wives’ roles?– How have roles changed or not changed after
feminism?– Back in the day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHsQpTbQ9Uo
http://www.match.com/en-us/landing/10659_eh/10659_eh.html?TrackingID=525774&BannerID=677070&gclid=CKPY-9bK9aMCFZJ95QodrCBt3w
Believe it or not, I used to play Mystery Date! Today: More than 50% of women are not married –
but they still make Mystery Date!
Major TopicsMajor Topics
Diversity in familiesDiversity in families– Race/ethnicityRace/ethnicity– Gay and lesbian familiesGay and lesbian families
– What did you hear in the news about What did you hear in the news about gay families this past year, summer?gay families this past year, summer?
Major TopicsMajor Topics Love and sexualityLove and sexuality
– How often do couples have sex?How often do couples have sex?
CohabitationCohabitation– 50% of couples now live together prior to 50% of couples now live together prior to
marriage marriage
Marriage Marriage – How has the meaning changed – no longer How has the meaning changed – no longer
viewed as forever??viewed as forever??
DivorceDivorce– Effects of divorce on childrenEffects of divorce on children– On ex spousesOn ex spouses
Major TopicsMajor Topics Family PolicyFamily Policy
The State and family policiesThe State and family policies
Families and children in povertyFamilies and children in poverty
Welfare reformWelfare reform
How do we study families and personal relationships?
Who are the experts?Who are the experts? What constitutes reliable data and What constitutes reliable data and
sources on families?sources on families? Many books are published on
relationships and families but… Are these books/articles based on a
“representative” sample of people or did the “expert” just interview their friends and family?
What makes a family?What makes a family? Do members have to be related by
blood?
Do members have to be married?
Do they have to share the same household?
Defining FamiliesDefining Families
A proposed inclusive working definition:A family is a relationship by blood, marriage, or affection in which 1) the members may cooperate economically2) may care for children3) and may consider their individual identities to be intimately connected to the larger group”
Seccombe and Warner, p. 6
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The Sociological Approach – The Sociological Approach – Social InstitutionsSocial Institutions
• Family sociologists examine how social institutions Family sociologists examine how social institutions interact and how they influence behaviors, attitudes, interact and how they influence behaviors, attitudes, and opportunities in familiesand opportunities in families
Economy
Families
GovernmentEducation
Religion Healthcare
How does the government or the How does the government or the economy influence families?economy influence families?
How has the Obama administration affected families?• Can the values of a president be translated to
families or individuals?
How does the economy affect families• New research shows the bad economy has
influenced the birth rate! • How has it affected your family?
The downturn in the economy…The downturn in the economy…
……has actually led to a lower has actually led to a lower fertility ratefertility rate The The fertility rate fertility rate is the average number of is the average number of
children per womanchildren per woman The fertility rate has gone down since the The fertility rate has gone down since the
recessionrecession This is an example of how a change at the This is an example of how a change at the
societal (MACRO) level affects decisions societal (MACRO) level affects decisions at the a family MICRO) levelat the a family MICRO) level