Sociology 250: Sociology of Friendship
Number of academic hours per week: 3
Number of credits: 3
Prerequisites: Sociology 101
This course examines friendship and other primary relationships from a
sociological perspective. Social psychology and social theory are used
to understand friendship as a social phenomenon. The course focuses on
friendship as a type of social relationship; how it reflects and affects
social structures is discussed. All students are encouraged to pursue
individually, or as a member of a group, original social research.