Family Relations and Gender Politics

Graduate

An examination of historical and contemporary debates on gender politics within the context of family formation and social change in Canada. Special attention will be given to the gender division of labour, sexuality, economy and class, and to related social justice issues such as state regulation of marriage, 94 Winter 2027 Academic Calendar divorce, childcare and procreation, reproductive engineering and rights, and ideological power structures and practices that construct family members in particular social and cultural contexts.