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Professor Mignon R. Moore [email protected] (212) 854-4358 Office hours: Mon. 4-6 pm Office location: 320M Fayerweather |
Ms. Julia Chu [email protected] Mr. Max Zhang [email protected] |
Class Meetings: Mon/Wed 2:40-3:55 310 Fayerweather Hall |
| The family remains our most enduring social institution, and the one whose impact upon us is often the most immediate and life shaping. What are the rules and roles that make the family and how are they determined? How is the family changing? Is it losing its functions as some have maintained, or are these functions just changing? How do family structures and dynamics very across cultures and social classes? This course addresses these and other questions as it meets the following goals. First, it seeks to provide one understanding of how sociologists analyze the institution of the family, the questions they typically ask, and the major theoretical frameworks used to interpret this subject matter. Second, the course addresses the impact of structural changes in the economy, women’s labor force participation, and other components of society on marriage and family patterns. Third, the course concentrates on the diversity of American families by examining how gender roles and expectations, race, socioeconomic status, and sexuality shape family life. |