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Academic Year 2002/2003

The Family
SOC 228 FA

Crosslistings: WMST 231

The purposes of this course are twofold: first, to use a range of theoretical and historical perspectives to examine the family as a social and cultural construct; second, to examine topics in U.S. society such as family formation and definition, the changing meanings of marriage and parenthood, marital dissolution, domestic violence, family power dynamics, the relationship of paid work and housework, the role of families in social reproduction, and feminist critiques of family and the role of the state and the economy in defining and supporting conceptions of family. Special attention will be paid to current policy debates and the role of the state and the economy in defining and supporting conceptions of family.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office. Prerequisite: Sociology 151.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: SOC151 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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