Sociology of Families

Undergraduate

A theoretical and empirical review of the changing nature of families in response to social and economic forces over time. The issues will include partnering, parenting, intimate relations, gender roles, divorce, socioeconomic inequalities, work and family violence. Topics will be cross-cultural and Canadian. Prerequisite(s): 3h of 1000-level SOCI and second-year standing, or permission of the instructor.