The course will employ a variety of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including some of the following: lectures, small group discussions, audio-visual presentations, essay research discussions and specialist guest speakers.
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.
The specific evaluation criteria will be provided by the instructor at the beginning of the semester.
Course evaluation will include some of the following: examinations requiring paragraph and short essay answers, participation in class discussions, and essay research or other written assignments.
Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
An example of one such evaluation scheme might be:
| First in-class examination | 15% |
| Second in-class examination | 15% |
| Essay assignment | 30% |
| Class Participation | 15% |
| Final Examination | 25% |
| Total | 100% |
Students may conduct research with human participants as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans.
At the conclusion of this course, the successful student will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of theoretical and methodological approaches to studying diverse families from a sociological perspective;
Distinguish perspectives on families that are based on sociological theory and research from those based on personal experiences and ideologies;
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the diversity of families in Canadian society throughout history and across cultures;
Critically analyze the impact of social structures on individuals’ family experiences;
Critically analyze how gender, class, sexuality, race, and ethnicity influence family forms and practices;
Demonstrate a critical awareness of current issues for Canadian families.
Texts will be updated periodically. The following is an example of a typical text for this course:
Mitchell, Barbara A. (2017). Family Matters: An Introduction to Family Sociology in Canada. Toronto: Canadian Scholars.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer Details for SOCI 2250 |
|---|---|
| Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX SOSC 2XX (3) |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU SOC 2XX (3) |
| Coquitlam College (COQU) | COQU SOCI 204 (3) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG SOCI 2250 (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU SA 231 (3) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU SOCI 2160 (3) |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU SOCI 221 (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO SOCI_O 2nd (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV SOCI_V 2nd (3) |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC SOSC 2XX (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV SOC 2XX (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC SOCI 2XX (1.5) |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU SOCI 2nd (3) |