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Study Course Description

Sociology of Family and Policy

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
SUPK_018
Branch of Science
Sociology and social work
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Sociology
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

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Assessment

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Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
40 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Bernardes J. (1997) Family Studies: an Introduction. Routledge.

2.

Bogenschneider, K. (2006). Family Policy Matters: How Policy Making Affects Families and what Professionals can Do (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

3.

Demo D.H., Allen K.R., Fine M.A. (1999) Handbook of Family Diversity. Oxford University Press

4.

Zimmerman S. (2001) Family Policy: Constructed Solutions to Family Problems. Sage.

Additional Reading

1.

Bengtson V.L. (2005) Sourcebook of Family Theory &Research. Sage

2.

Edwards R. (2008) Researching Families andCommunities: Social and Generational Change. Routledge.

3.

Gauthier A. (1998) The State and The Family: a Comparative Analysis of Family Policies in Industrialized Countries. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

4.

Newman D.M., Grauerholz L. (2002) Sociology of Families. Pine Forge Press.

5.

White M.J., Klein M.D. (2008) Family Theories. Sage.

Other Information Sources

1.

Comparative Family Policy Database. Pieejams: http://www.demogr.mpg.de/cgi-bin/databases/fampoldb/index.plx

2.

Resursi no Family Policy Center mājaslapas. Pieejams: http://www.familypolicycenter.org/