Family Life Policy in Canada

Three credits · Undergraduate

Students learn about federal and provincial policies that influence family formation (e.g., marriage, cohabitation, fertility, adoption), family care work (parental leave, family leave, childcare, domestic worker programs, elder care), family dissolution (separation, divorce), and family violence. Attention is given to how Canadian family laws and policies reflect and/or shape the cultural and structural aspects of gender, sexuality, Indigenous status, race and ethnicity, disability, and socio-economic status. Credit will be granted for only one of WMGS 319 or SOCI/ WMGS 395(2019-2022). Cross-listed as SOCI 319. Prerequisites: SOCI 101, 102. Three credits. Not offered 2026-2027.