Class Schedule

Class information

SOC210 Sociology of the Family

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  • CRN: 45344
  • Credits: 4
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
      From September 22 through December 13, 2025, Carrie L Sillito
    • Online (scheduled meetings), Tuesday, from 11am to 12:50pm
      From September 23 through December 9, 2025, Carrie L Sillito

Class materials

Textbooks

Find out which textbooks are required for this class.

Open educational resources (OER)

The following free or inexpensive materials are used for this class:

Details about this class

Cohen, P.N. (2018). Enduring bonds: Inequality, marriage, parenting, and everything else that makes families great and terrible. University of California Press (Estimated Cost for softcover $30 new, $7 used) 9780520292390.

EBOOK Available free on the PCC Library Website: https://alliance-pcc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01ALLIANCE_PCC/6pu76u/alma995454459101848

 

Pierce, E.B. (2024). Contemporary families: An equity lens. Open Oregon OER. https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/familiesprelaunch/

 

Travers, A. (2022). Sociology of the family textbook. CUNY Academic Works. OER. https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1186&context=qb_oers

 

Technology

Class is zoom and online. Students will need access to a webcam and a microphone to participate in Zoom meetings each week. 

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.

Online technical requirements

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Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.

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