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SOC 228
The Family
SOC 228 FA
Crosslistings: WMST231
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 35 | 0 | Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998
)
Photo Caption and Credits
The purpose of this course is two-fold: 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 American family life 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. Special attention to current
policy debates.
MAJOR READINGS
Judith Stacey, BRAVE NEW FAMILIES
Kristen Luker, DUBIOUS CONCEPTIONS
Julia Wrigley, OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN
Arlene Skolnick and Jerome Skolnick, FAMILY IN TRANSITION
Maureen Reddy, CROSSING THE COLOR LINE: RACE, PARENTING AND
CULTURE
Nazli Kibria, POWER, PATRIARCHY AND GENDER CONFLICT IN THE
VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Four to six short papers, plus
final exam.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
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: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS SOC
Prerequisites:
SOC 151
- Section 01
- Clawson, M
- Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
About the Photo:
Two lesbian mothers and their child
Reference:
Hyde, Janet Shibley. UNDERSTANDING HUMAN
SEXUALITY, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990
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