Description
This course develops a broad overview of the social problems of family violence. Topics include physical, psychological, and sexual abuse of children, neglect, sibling abuse, dating violence, marital violence, elder abuse, sexual violence and human trafficking. Students will understand the biological, psychological, religious, and sociological theories that attempt to explain violence among intimate people, the consequences of violence, and the preventive measures and strategies for dealing with violence in the family. Prerequisite: ENL 213. care, government policies, among others. Special focus is placed on race and ethnicity, religion, social class, and on different forms of gender inequality. Prerequisite: ENL 213. SOL Family: Sociological Perspectives (3.0); 3 cr. This course is based on a sociological analysis of the family as a social institution, namely its origin, structure and variations, and patterns of intimate relationships. It examines, from a multicultural and multireligious perspective, family organization and disorganization through the analysis of mate selection, sexuality, gender and family roles, marriage and divorce, parenthood, and the diversity of family composition. It investigates key concerns for contemporary Lebanese families including communication and power, the balance of work and family obligations, the impact of social change, and current social policy issues. Prerequisite: ENL 213.
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