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Year: Winter 2013-2014, Term 1Course Title: SOCI 200 - 002 Introduction to Family SociologyCourse Schedule: M/W/F 200-2!0"mLocation: #S$ 1012

Instructor: Sil%ia $artolic TA: S&errie 'illeyOffice location: ()SO 2220 Office location: ()SO 131!TBAOffice phone: none Office hours: Monday* 300-400"mOffice hours: Tue*day* 100-230"m Email address: dilley+&otmailcom

E-mail address:.artolicmailu.cca

Course Description: (n introduction to contem"orary amily orm* and relation* ocu*ing on indi%idual de%elo"mentin amilie*, internal dynamic* o amily lie, and t&e "lace o t&e amily in )ort& (merican *ociety

Prereuisites and!or Course "estrictions: none

#ormat of the course: T&e ormat o t&e cour*e ill .e lecture* it& cla** di*cu**ion and *ome grou" eerci*e* I*trongly .elie%e *tudent* learn in a %ariety o ay* and t&at *tudent* can learn a* muc& rom eac& ot&er a* rom t&ein*tructor t&roug& t&e ec&ange o idea* and .y .uilding on t&o*e idea* t&roug& colla.oration My role i* to &el" youlearn ne inormation and to &el" you learn to a""ly t&at inormation in %ariou* contet* ecture* t&ereore, ill &a%einteracti%e com"onent* in t&em to acilitate your learning o t&e material* oe%er, I am con*trained *ome&at .y t&ecla** *ie and amount o time e &a%e to co%er t&e cour*e material T&ereore, t&e *ucce** o t&e*e acti%itie* illde"end on you Cla**room di*cu**ion i* an im"ortant "art o t&i* cour*e and you ill .e e"ected to *&are your idea*and o"inion* 5egular attendance i* e"ected I urge you to ma6e t&e mo*t o your learning e"erience7

Course Assi$nments% Due dates and &radin$:

Mid-term eamination 1 8Octo'er 9 20:Mid-term eamination 2 8(o)em'er 9 2!:(**ignment 1 8Octo'er 9 10:(**ignment 2 8(o)em'er 9 10:Final eam 8TBA9 3!:&radin$ &uidelines 8*ee &tt"//art*u.cca/;rading (? @4-@A: > C?=!-=+: > ( @0-@3: > C=0-=4: > (- !!-!+: > C-A@-A+: > $? !0-!4: > 'A2-A!: > $ 00-4+: > F@=-A1: > $-

Scalin$ of &rades Facultie*, de"artment* and *c&ool* re*er%e t&e rig&t to *cale grade* in order to maintain eBuity

among *ection* and conormity to uni%er*ity, aculty, de"artment or *c&ool norm* Student* *&ould t&ereore notet&at an unoicial grade gi%en .y an in*tructor mig&t .e c&anged .y t&e aculty, de"artment or *c&ool ;rade* are notoicial until t&ey a""ear on a *tudent* academic record

"euired "eadin$"euired te*t

W&ite, D M, Martin, T F, E $artolic, S 820139 Families across the life course, Toronto Gear*on #ducationCanada

Fo, $ 8200+9 When couples become parents: The creation of gender in the transition to parenthood,Toronto Hni%er*ity o Toronto Gre** Inc

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Course Policies

Participation: 'uring t&e term, I may a*6 you to engage in *&ort "artici"atory learning acti%itie* in conunction it& ourcla**e* T&ere ill al*o .e o""ortunitie* to "artici"ate %ia Bue*tion* and comment* in cla** I ill gi%e "artici"ation credit* to*tudent* &o *tand out in t&i* regard

Attendance T&e calendar *ay* J5egular attendance i* e"ected o *tudent* in all t&eir cla**e* 8including lecture*,la.oratorie*, tutorial*, *eminar*, etc9 Student* &o neglect t&eir academic or6 and a**ignment* may .e ecluded rom t&einal eamination* Student* &o are una%oida.ly a.*ent .ecau*e o illne** or di*a.ility *&ould re"ort to t&eir in*tructor* onreturn to cla**e*K "e$ardless of the reason for +our a'sence% +ou are responsi'le for findin$ someone in class that is

,illin$ to share missed lecture notes ,ith +ou

E*ams: #am* ill con*i*t o *ome com.ination o multi"le c&oice, *&ort an*er, true/al*e, ill in t&e .lan6 and e**ayBue*tion* #am* ill co%er t&e tet, reading*, and lecture material* ecture* and t&e tet ill "artially o%erla" 8.ut notcom"letely9 T&e inal eam ill "rimarily ocu* on t&e material co%ered ater t&e mid-term eam .ut t&ere ill .e a "ortion ot&e inal eam dealing it& t&e o%erarc&ing t&eorie*/"attern* o t&e cour*e

$eyond learning *"eciic act* "re*ented in t&e tet and lecture*, you *&ould *tri%e to *ee a .roader "icture o amily interactionin %ariou* *etting* (* you or6 t&roug& t&e cour*e, you *&ould .e de%elo"ing your critical, analytical, and met&odological*6ill*L noting *imilaritie* and dierence* in %ie"oint*, etc In .ot& eam*, *ome o t&e Bue*tion* ill .e de*igned to a**e**your critical t&in6ing and a""lication o t&e "rinci"le* *tudied in cla** T&e inal eam may include an e**ay Bue*tion de*ignedto &a%e you relect on t&e main idea* "re*ented t&roug&out t&e term

.issed E*ams ou ill recei%e a $rade of / 01ero2 on a missed e*am unle** you &a%e an ecu*ed a.*ence 8medicalrea*on, emotional &ard*&i", deat& o a amily mem.er9 Ma6e-u" a**ignment* ill .e gi%en to *tudent* only it& a .ona idemedical, coun*elor* note, o.ituary, etc N documentation is reuired and must 'e $i)en to me BE#O"E +ou are a'le to,rite the ma3e-up I you mi** t&e mid-term eam, you mu*t contact me a* *oon a* "o**i.le to arrange or t&e ma6e-u"a**ignment I you mi** t&e inal eam, contact t&e a""ro"riate admini*trati%e oicer in your aculty 8eg (rt* ad%i*ing oice iyou are an (rt* *tudent9 to reBue*t a *tanding deerred I generally do not allo ma6e-u" grade* to increa*e *tudent*a%erage* o%er &at t&ey o.tain in t&e ot&er "art* o t&e cour*e 8eg i you &a%e a A0: a%erage on t&e re*t o t&e cour*e andrecei%e a A!: o t&e ma6e-u", your cour*e a%erage ill .e A0:9

#inal E*am 4ardships ( *tudent acing an eamination &ard*&i" deined a* t&ree or more eam* *c&eduled,ithin a 56-hourperiod, *&all .e gi%en an alternati%e date or t&e *econd eam only T&e *tudent mu*t notif+ the instructor of the seconde*amno later t&an one month priorto t&e *econd eamination date ou are e"ected to rite t&e ir*t and t&ird eam a**c&eduled

Access and Di)ersit+ T&e Hni%er*ity accommodate* *tudent* it& learning c&allenge* &o &a%e regi*tered it& t&e (cce**and 'i%er*ity Centre T&e Hni%er*ity accommodate* *tudent* &o*e religiou* o.ligation* conlict it& attendance, *u.mittinga**ignment*, or com"leting *c&eduled te*t* and eamination* Glea*e let me 6no in ad%ance, "reera.ly in t&e ir*t ee6 ocla**, i you ill reBuire any accommodation on t&e*e ground* Student* &o "lan to .e a.*ent or %ar*ity at&letic*, amilyo.ligation*, or ot&er *imilar commitment*, cannot a**ume t&ey ill .e accommodated Glea*e di*cu** your commitment* it&me at least one ,ee3in ad%ance o t&e *c&eduled a**ignment or eam

Academic Dishonest+ Glea*e re%ie t&e H$C Calendar J(cademic regulation*K or t&e uni%er*ity "olicy on c&eating,

"lagiari*m, and ot&er orm* o academic di*&one*ty (l*o %i*itart*u.ccaand go to t&e *tudent* *ection or u*eulinormation on a%oiding "lagiari*m and on correct documentation

Student* *&ould retain a cop+ of all su'mitted assi$nments8in ca*e o lo**9 and *&ould al*o retain all t&eir mar6ed

a**ignment*

Su'mission of assi$nments (**ignment* mu*t .e *u.mitted a* &ard co"y and mu*t .e recei%ed .y 400"m on t&e date due Neit&er in cla** or date *tam"ed and "ut in t&e e**ay *u.mi**ion .o in t&e main oice o t&e ()SO .uilding Ga"er* "ut in mymail.o, *li""ed under my door, or *ent .y email ill )OT .e acce"ted

Late assi$nments Failure to *u.mit on the due date ,ill result in a $rade of / 01ero2 for the assi$nment C&ange* illonly .e granted or medical and ot&er *uc& ecu*ed a.*ence* 8.one ide documentation is reBuired9

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CourseOutlineClass Schedule and Assi$ned "eadin$s

Schedule Topic "euired "eadin$s

Se"t 4, @ Introduction, 'eining Family C&a"ter 1

Se"t +, 11, 13 ie Cour*e (naly*i* C&a"ter 2

Se"t 1@, 1=, 20 'ating and Mate Selection

(o class 7 Sept 89-Truth and "econciliation Commission

C&a"ter 3

Se"t 23, 2!, 2A Co&a.itation C&a"ter 4

Se"t 30, Oct 2, 4 Marriage.idterm 7 Octo'er 6th 0Chapters 8% 5% % 62

C&a"ter !

Oct A, +, 11 Fertility and a%ing a C&ildAssi$nment 8 7 Due Octo'er 88 th

C&a"ter @

Oct 14, 1@, 1= Octo'er 86th7 Than3s$i)in$ 7 no classGarent-C&ild 5elation*&i"*

C&a"ter A

Oct 21, 23, 2! In*titution* C&a"ter =

Oct 2=, 30, )o% 1 'i%orce and 5e"artnering.idterm 7 (o)em'er 8st 0Chapters ;%


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Information for Assignments 1 and 2:Reaction Paper

This assignment is based on the following book:

Fox, B. (2009). When couples become parents: The creation of gender in the transition to parenthood,Toronto: Uniersit! of Toronto "ress #n$.

The %oint of a rea$tion %a%er is to gie !o& a $han$e to deelo% !o&r own iews on the ideas %resented in this bookas well as the $o&rse materials we hae $oered regarding %arenting. This is an exer$ise in $riti$al thinking.

Assignment 1 covers chapters 1-4; assignment 2 covers chapters 5-8. To hel% !o& with !o&r rea$tion %a%er,think abo&t the following %oints:

"rewritingo 'ead the ideas %resented b! Fox and ot down ideas.

o ow do !o& feel abo&t what was said*

o +o !o& agree or disagree with the a&thor* n whi$h %oints*

o ae !o& had an! a%%li$able ex%erien$e* r know of someone who has*

o ae !o& read or heard an!thing that a%%lies to what the a&thor said in the book*

rgani-ingo rite a clear and specificthesis statement first.

o +e$ide on the ke! %oints that will fo$&s !o&r ideas and s&%%ort !o&r thesis statement.

These will be !o&r to%i$ senten$es.o

+eelo% !o&r ideas b! adding exam%les, /&otations, and details to !o&r %aragra%hs.o he$k !o&r thesis and make s&re the information %resented s&%%orts it.

1o&r %a%ers sho&ld be no more than 34 %ages in length, t!%ed (52 %oint font65 in$h margins), do&ble s%a$ed andin$l&de the following:

Grading r!ric:"mmar#:$% mar&s'

7&mmari-e the main %oints of the $ha%ters %resented in this book. (8ee% this brief, this is not the main

%&r%ose of the assignment).

+es$ribe the ke! %oints to whi$h !o& wish to res%ond. x%lain what it is (the! are) and wh! !o& $hose it

(them). +eelo% this into a thesis statement

(valation: $5 mar&s'

hat insights did the book add to !o&r ideas of %arenting* hat did !o& learn*

+o !o& agree6disagree with the a&thor* h! or wh! not* ('elate this to the ke! %oints !o& are res%onding to).

learl! state an arg&ment and %roide eiden$e to s&%%ort the $ase being made.

Relate the research findings from class notes)te*t!oo& and other relevant sorces.

"t#le: $2 mar&s'

riting skills (s%elling, grammar, senten$e str&$t&re et$.) witho&t flaws

"resented in a %rofessional manner

+arefll# proofread #or papers !efore #o hand them in,

7t&dents sho&ld retain a $o%! of all s&bmitted assignments (in $ase of loss), or the need for a 'eiew of ssigned7tanding arises.

riting and Reference Resorces:

meri$an "s!$hologi$al sso$iation (2009). "&bli$ation ;an&al of the " (< thed.). ashington, +:

&thor.1o& ma! t&rn in an eal&ation at an! time %rior to 4:..pm on the de date $/ct 11thfor assignment 1)0ovem!er15thfor assignment 2'

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