Sociology of Marriage and Family

Catalog description

Course explores fundamental sociological concepts, theoretical approaches, and history of the family, patterns and shifts in marriage and partner selection trends, as well as changes in family structures in modern societies. Content includes many diversity issues of family including marriage, partnering, cohabitation, parenting, grandparenting, childhood, divorce, domestic violence, gender roles and social policy. Considers examples across cultures and investigates how individuals’ family lives are shaped by broader social systems, especially issues of privilege, inequality and social justice.