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Aging and Family Structures

Aging and Family Structures

This course is part of Introduction to Sociology Specialization

Instructor: Pearson

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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3 hours to complete

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What you'll learn

Apply sociological perspectives to analyze diverse family structures, the life course, and the family's role in socialization and social class.

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Examine the key sociological trends that shape society by focusing on two fundamental institutions: the family and the life course. You will explore the social dynamics of aging and the elderly alongside modern marriage and family structures to understand how they define both our individual paths and our collective experiences. By the end of this course, you will be able to analyze how these core social institutions influence personal lives and contribute to broader societal patterns.

In this course, we examine key sociological trends that shape society. We begin first by looking at aging and the elderly, and then we move on to our study of marriage and family. We will consider how these family structures shape not only our individual lives but also our collective social experience.

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1 video2 assignments4 app items4 plugins

1 videoTotal 4 minutes

Age, Marriage & Family4 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Graded Quiz30 minutes
Practice Quiz30 minutes

4 app itemsTotal 110 minutes

Reading: Aging and the Elderly pp. 379-40550 minutes
Reading: Marriage and Family pp. 475-49130 minutes
Reading: Trends in the Family pp. 496-49810 minutes
Reading: Divorce, Remarriage and the Future of Family Life pp. 499-50720 minutes

4 pluginsTotal 20 minutes

Interactive: Sociological Perspectives on Aging5 minutes
Interactive: Diversity in U.S. Families5 minutes
Interactive: Changes in the Timetable of Family Life5 minutes
Interactive: Dark and Bright Sides of Family Life5 minutes

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