Sociology of Families, Globally

3 Units

This course provides an overview on the sociology of families in the global context including non-Western societies in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Against the background of family diversification and global inequality, we study diverse families across life course events such as partnership, parenting, and dissolution. We explore how family as a fundamental social institution reproduces and reduces inequalities at the intersection of gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, class, and other social categorizations. Specific attention is given to multiracial, LGBTQ+, low-income, and immigrant families. Offered as SOCI 370 and SOCI 470 . Counts as a Human Diversity & Commonality course. Counts as a Understanding Global Perspectives course.