Christine W. Nortz is originally from East Tennessee and grew up on a working farm. She graduated from Tusculum College (Greeneville, Tennessee) with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Services and Valdosta State University (Valdosta, Georgia) with a Master’s degree in Sociology. After graduation, Ms. Nortz worked as a foster care counselor and supervisor for a female juvenile delinquency treatment center for the State of Florida. She also has worked as a arbitration counselor for first time juvenile offenders for court administration and was a family therapist for a sexual assault treatment center where she provided ongoing therapy to rape and incest victims.
She is currently working towards a doctoral degree in Higher Education from Nova Southeastern University. Ms. Nortz has been teaching Sociology courses such as Human Relations, Marriage and Family, Social Problems, and Introduction to Sociology at the postsecondary level for the past 10 years. She enjoys exercising, reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Classes I am teaching this semester (Spring 2007)
Social Problems - This course is designed to study social problems such as crime, family and domestic violence, drug usage, racial and gender inequality and health related subjects. Social Problems will increase your awareness and understanding of social conditions that are considered problematic in our society and throughout the world.
Introduction to Sociology - This course is designed to introduce students to the scientific study of human behavior and sociological institutions such as race, family, population, health, crime and the economy.
Marriage and Family - This course highlights important contemporary changes in society and the family. It explores choices that are available to to family members and constraints that limit choices. It examines the diversity of U.S. families, using cross-cultural and multicultural material. This course explores topics such as dating, marriage, domestic violence, child-rearing and parenthood, singlehood, working couples, and divorce.