Sociology 40 Aspects of Marriage and
Family SOC 40
ONLINE
Instructor: Professor Liz N. Roberts
Preferred Contact Method: Send a Private Message through the course website using
the Discussion and Private Messages tool.
Emergency Email: - Use this only if you cannot send a
Private Message through the course website. Please note that I do not check email
as frequently as I check Private Messages in Etudes, and sometimes SPAM filters
block student emails. Therefore private messages in Etudes receive a faster
response than email.
Office Hours Online Friday 9:00-10:00am and by
appointment Course URL: http://myetudes.org
Etudes Login Instructions: http://www.foothill.edu/fga/logininstructions.php#written
Registration Questions (Withdrawal, Fees,
P/NP): http://www.foothill.fhda.edu/admissions.php or
or (650) 949-7325 (Admissions) or (650) 949-7423
(Counseling).
Online Classes and Distance Learning Questions (including login, Student ID info,
etc): http://www.foothill.edu/fga/ or Foothill Global Access Office at (650) 949-
7446 or Student Help Desk:https://foothill.helpdeskconnect.com/
Online Student Orientation: The optional on-campus "Student Orientation to
Etudes" sessions are offered: If you are unable to attend on campus you can view
the Student Orientation to Etudes
video:http://www.foothill.edu/fga/etudes_orientation.php
Printing Course Materials from Etudes NG:
http://etudes.org/gateway/article_printing.html
WELCOME MESSAGE
Hello and Welcome to Sociology 40 Aspects of Family and Marriage, I’m Professor
Liz Roberts. I am delighted to have you in class to explore family and marriage.
SOC 40 will explore the social forces that affect law and conversely how laws affect
society. This course focuses on the interaction between marriage, family and
society by considering the historical and social influences on marriage and family
life and by examining how the family unit affects the social world. Readings draw
on theory, history, and ethnographic materials. More specifically, this course offers
students the opportunity to engage in critical sociological analyses of “marriage
and family” in U.S. society. We will analyze dominant conceptions of “marriage and
family” and explore the extent to which actual marriages and families in our
society live up to the dominant model. Primary attention will be given to the
contradictions between our romanticized conceptions of marriage and family and
our lived experiences of marriage and family life. We will explore how wider social
forces—including the state, the media, the workforce, race, class, and the
sex/gender system—influence both our cultural assumptions about the marriage
and family and our lived realities.
, Winter quarter is a 12-week quarter that runs from Monday, January 5 th 8:00 a.m. to Monday
March 23rd at Midnight. Online learning requires you to be self-motivated, disciplined,
and able to work independently. This course will be using the Etudes-NG classroom
environment for assignments, quizzes, tests and other course materials.
Participation in the online activities and assignments is mandatory for all. Failure to
do so will result in being dropped from the course and will not be reinstated (see
Lab section below for further details). Online learning requires you to be self-
motivated, disciplined, and able to work independently. Numerous students have
taken SOC 40 successfully in the past and all issues can be resolved the first few
days of the quarter. Get ready for a fun quarter! I hope that you will enjoy this
journey.
ONLINE STUDENT ORIENTATION
Online learning requires you to be self-motivated, disciplined, and able to work
independently. If this is your first class using Etudes, it is suggested that you attend
one of the optional on- campus "Student Orientation to Etudes" sessions. If you are
unable to attend on campus you can view the Student Orientation to Etudes
Video: http://www.foothill.edu/fga/etudes_orientation.php
HOW TO ACCESS THE COURSE
To access or login to your course, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Follow our Browser Guide to setup your browser
Step 2 - Review the System Requirements to further setup your
computer Step 3 - Figure out your Etudes User ID and Password
Your Etudes User ID is the same 8 digits as your Student Identification Number. For
example: If Gloria Chung's Student Identification Number is 12345678, then her
Etudes User ID would be 12345678, also. Your Etudes Password is created by using
your birthday.
Example: If your birthday is April 22, 1991 (04/22/91), then your Password = 0422.
· The Month+Day value is always 4-digits (mmdd) where a single digit day or
month starts with a zero. Do NOT use the year. Step 4 - Login to Etudes by
visiting and entering your login info in the upper right hand corner
· Step 5 - Be sure to CHANGE your Etudes Password from MonthDay to a
more secure password after you login for the first time.
· IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS ACCESSING OR LOGGING INTO THE COURSE
· If you have problems accessing or logging into the course, go to the Student
Help Desk at https://foothill.helpdeskconnect.com/ or call the Foothill Global
Access office at (650) 949- 7566.
QUESTIONS AND CONTACT
· Most of your course related questions should be answered in this syllabus. One
frequently asked question in how to print Discussions and Modules. The answer is
provided at:http://etudes.org/gateway/article_printing.html
Family SOC 40
ONLINE
Instructor: Professor Liz N. Roberts
Preferred Contact Method: Send a Private Message through the course website using
the Discussion and Private Messages tool.
Emergency Email: - Use this only if you cannot send a
Private Message through the course website. Please note that I do not check email
as frequently as I check Private Messages in Etudes, and sometimes SPAM filters
block student emails. Therefore private messages in Etudes receive a faster
response than email.
Office Hours Online Friday 9:00-10:00am and by
appointment Course URL: http://myetudes.org
Etudes Login Instructions: http://www.foothill.edu/fga/logininstructions.php#written
Registration Questions (Withdrawal, Fees,
P/NP): http://www.foothill.fhda.edu/admissions.php or
or (650) 949-7325 (Admissions) or (650) 949-7423
(Counseling).
Online Classes and Distance Learning Questions (including login, Student ID info,
etc): http://www.foothill.edu/fga/ or Foothill Global Access Office at (650) 949-
7446 or Student Help Desk:https://foothill.helpdeskconnect.com/
Online Student Orientation: The optional on-campus "Student Orientation to
Etudes" sessions are offered: If you are unable to attend on campus you can view
the Student Orientation to Etudes
video:http://www.foothill.edu/fga/etudes_orientation.php
Printing Course Materials from Etudes NG:
http://etudes.org/gateway/article_printing.html
WELCOME MESSAGE
Hello and Welcome to Sociology 40 Aspects of Family and Marriage, I’m Professor
Liz Roberts. I am delighted to have you in class to explore family and marriage.
SOC 40 will explore the social forces that affect law and conversely how laws affect
society. This course focuses on the interaction between marriage, family and
society by considering the historical and social influences on marriage and family
life and by examining how the family unit affects the social world. Readings draw
on theory, history, and ethnographic materials. More specifically, this course offers
students the opportunity to engage in critical sociological analyses of “marriage
and family” in U.S. society. We will analyze dominant conceptions of “marriage and
family” and explore the extent to which actual marriages and families in our
society live up to the dominant model. Primary attention will be given to the
contradictions between our romanticized conceptions of marriage and family and
our lived experiences of marriage and family life. We will explore how wider social
forces—including the state, the media, the workforce, race, class, and the
sex/gender system—influence both our cultural assumptions about the marriage
and family and our lived realities.
, Winter quarter is a 12-week quarter that runs from Monday, January 5 th 8:00 a.m. to Monday
March 23rd at Midnight. Online learning requires you to be self-motivated, disciplined,
and able to work independently. This course will be using the Etudes-NG classroom
environment for assignments, quizzes, tests and other course materials.
Participation in the online activities and assignments is mandatory for all. Failure to
do so will result in being dropped from the course and will not be reinstated (see
Lab section below for further details). Online learning requires you to be self-
motivated, disciplined, and able to work independently. Numerous students have
taken SOC 40 successfully in the past and all issues can be resolved the first few
days of the quarter. Get ready for a fun quarter! I hope that you will enjoy this
journey.
ONLINE STUDENT ORIENTATION
Online learning requires you to be self-motivated, disciplined, and able to work
independently. If this is your first class using Etudes, it is suggested that you attend
one of the optional on- campus "Student Orientation to Etudes" sessions. If you are
unable to attend on campus you can view the Student Orientation to Etudes
Video: http://www.foothill.edu/fga/etudes_orientation.php
HOW TO ACCESS THE COURSE
To access or login to your course, follow these steps:
Step 1 - Follow our Browser Guide to setup your browser
Step 2 - Review the System Requirements to further setup your
computer Step 3 - Figure out your Etudes User ID and Password
Your Etudes User ID is the same 8 digits as your Student Identification Number. For
example: If Gloria Chung's Student Identification Number is 12345678, then her
Etudes User ID would be 12345678, also. Your Etudes Password is created by using
your birthday.
Example: If your birthday is April 22, 1991 (04/22/91), then your Password = 0422.
· The Month+Day value is always 4-digits (mmdd) where a single digit day or
month starts with a zero. Do NOT use the year. Step 4 - Login to Etudes by
visiting and entering your login info in the upper right hand corner
· Step 5 - Be sure to CHANGE your Etudes Password from MonthDay to a
more secure password after you login for the first time.
· IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS ACCESSING OR LOGGING INTO THE COURSE
· If you have problems accessing or logging into the course, go to the Student
Help Desk at https://foothill.helpdeskconnect.com/ or call the Foothill Global
Access office at (650) 949- 7566.
QUESTIONS AND CONTACT
· Most of your course related questions should be answered in this syllabus. One
frequently asked question in how to print Discussions and Modules. The answer is
provided at:http://etudes.org/gateway/article_printing.html
