Description
Examination of contemporary family forms including single-parent-, blended/step-, LGBTQ- and common-law families. Topics may include theoretical perspectives; reproductive technologies; globalization; migration; interracial families; cohabitation; separation/divorce; motherhood/fatherhood; childcare/domestic labour; children/youth; intergenerational relations; social class/poverty; family policies and family law.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Conditions and arrangements
- Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
- Seminar three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language
Examination of contemporary family forms including single-parent-, blended/step-, LGBTQ- and common-law families. Topics may include theoretical perspectives; reproductive technologies; globalization; migration; interracial families; cohabitation; separation/divorce; motherhood/fatherhood; childcare/domestic labour; children/youth; intergenerational relations; social class/poverty; family policies and family law.
- Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
- Seminar three hours a week.
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Source reference : https://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/courses/SOCI/