Family and Society: Policy and Planning

The Family and Society: Policy and Planning concentration is unique in its comprehensive approach to the study of family in that it focuses on cultural differences and historical change as they impact the family. Emphasis is placed on ethnicity, class, and gender and on the effect of law and public policy on the quality of family life. For more information, visit the Department's Advising Center located in the Family Studies Building and get a copy of the full descriptions there.

RECOMMENDED COURSES

• Legal Aspects of the Family
• Public Policy and the Family
• Comparative Family Policy
• Planning and Managing Human Service Programs
• Child Welfare, Law, and Social Policy
• Black American Family Patterns
• Aging in American Society
• History of the Family
• Family and Work
• Low Income Families
• Latino Health and Health Care
• Supervised Field Experience

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• Human services and public administration
• Public interest research/advocacy
• Domestic law
• Social policy and planning
• Community organizing
• Income maintenance and related casework
• Legislative assistance
• Minority social service