SOC 215 - The Family

3 Credit(s)

An examination of the family as a social institution with multicultural and cross-cultural differences. Areas of study include the organization of kinship systems, historical antecedents of family structure in the United States, gendered family roles, domestic violence, and the theoretical implications of societal change on intimacy patterns and family relations.
This course fulfills the requirements for the GWS major and minor.
Prerequisite(s): Take GWS 101, SOC 105 or SOC 204.