SOC-33033 credit hours

Globalization and Families

Sociology · 3 hrs Lecture

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SOC-3303 prerequisites

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SOC-1100Introduction to Sociology I: Concepts and Methods
SOC-1101not in the 2026-27 calendar

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Where SOC-3303 counts

Counts toward 3 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

  • DEV 3-YEAR BA IN DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES (STREAM A: INDIVIDUAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT)
  • DEV 3-YEAR BA IN DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES (STREAM B: COMPARATIVE BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT)
  • DEV 3-YEAR BA IN DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES (STREAM C: CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD CARE)

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Description

Students learn about the connections between families and other social institutions such as social networks, the nation state, work, religion, health, and technologies in the context of globalization. The course also covers topics of poverty of and inequalities between families and the changing family systems in different regions of the world.

Requisite courses

SOC-1100 or SOC-1101 [prerequisite(s)].

Lecture

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