SOCIOLOGY OF LIFE CYCLES

SOC 390 001 -- CRN: 20848

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2010

Dr. Rhonda Matthews

Earp Hall, Room 103a -- 814.732.2981

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Office Hours: Wednesday 11-1:30 & by appt

Course Schedule

updated Thursday, November 15, 2018

Please note: The course syllabus and schedule are subject to change at my discretion

Week 1 / 1/19 – 1/21 / Introduction
Friday / January 22 / Deadline to submit graduation card for spring 2010 graduation
Sunday / January 24 / Last Day to drop – on SCOTS by 11:59 pm
Monday / January 25 / Last Day to Add – 4:30 pm in person & 11:59 pm on SCOTS
No Reading Due
Week 2 / 1/26 – 1/28 / Theories of the Life Course
Hunt, Theoretical Accounts
Palmore_Age, Period Cohort
Week 3 / 2/2 – 2/4 / Social Differentiation & Determinants / DQ’s: Evanoff, Hodapp, Imbrogno
(Post is due on, or before, Wednesday, 2/3)
Social Stratification
Social Class
Colleges Face Challenge of the Class Divide -- This is an NPR (radio) series on the disparities of class and it’s impact in the United States. Listen to all of the active links.
Week 4 / 2/9 – 2/11 / Parental Expectations & Reproduction / DQ’s: Johnson, Hlivko, English
(Post is due on, or before, Wednesday, 2/10)
Parenthood Outline
Week 5 / 2/16 – 2/18 / Reproduction, Infancy & Parenting / DQ’s: Hartman, Kirkman, Seeman, Watt
(Post is due on, or before, Wednesday, 2/17)
Parenting,
Week 6 / 2/23 – 2/25 / Childhood: Issues & Perspectives / DQ’s: Harrington, Kusek, Rhodes
(Post is due on, or before, Wednesday, 2/24)
Physical & Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Premo_Latin America’s Childhood
Mid-Term Exam Question Due (Friday, March5th)
Week 7 / 3/2 – 3/4 / Contemporary Youth / DQ’s: Hannon, Lacey, Yoculan
(Post is due on, or before, Wednesday, 3/3)
Mid_Late
Week 8 / 3/9 – 3/11 / Spring Break - Spring Break - Spring Break - Spring Break - Spring Break - Spring Break
Saturday / March 13 / Mid-Term
Week 9 / 3/16 – 3/18 / Social Construction of Identity: Gender & Ethnicity / DQ’s: Adamczyk, Brindza, Hagstrom, Schloder
(Post is due on, or before, Wednesday, 3/17)
Gender
Social Contruction of Ethnic Identity
Exam One Due (Friday, March 12th)
Week 10 / 3/23 – 3/25 / Social Construction of Identity: Sexual Orientation / DQ’s: Adamczyk, Brindza, Schloder
(Post is due on, or before, Wednesday, 3/24)
Session C
Week 11 / 3/30 – 4/1 / Relationships, Sexualities & Family Life / DQ’s: Godfrey, Moseley, Lindenberger
(Post is due on, or before, Wednesday, 3/31)
Hunt, Relationships, Sexualities, & Family Life
Week 12 / 4/6 – 4/8 / Work, Leisure & Consumption / DQ’s: Black, Morton, Nicklas, Suter
(Post is due on, or before, Wednesday, 4/7)
South_Determinants_Divorce
Week 13 / 4/13 – 4/15 / The Challenge of Mid-Life / DQ’s: Amacher, McCormick, Neubert, Rankin
(Post is due on, or before, Wednesday, 4/14)
Middle_Adulthood
Mid_Life Crisis
The Art of Living Mindfully
Week 14 / 4/20 – 4/22 / Ageing, Old Age & Death / DQ’s: Eicher, McCann, Sharro, Warren
(Post is due on, or before, Wednesday, 4/21)
Theories of Aging
Social Biography Due (Friday, April 30th)
Week 15 / 4/27 – 4/29 / Current Social Events Perspective

Week 16 / Final / tuesday / May4th, 12:30 – 2:30 pm
Saturday / May 8 / Commencement