Households and Families in Cross-Cultural Perspective

3 units

Examines the social, political and economic implications of various strategies of family and household organization. This course raises questions about the conditions under which members of families and households cooperate with one another and addresses the potential sources of conflict within families and households. Includes discussion of marital relationships,parent-child relationships, adoption and fictive kinship, and relationships among children. Addresses theoretical and methodological debates concerning family and household research.