An advanced seminar on the theories and themes related to family relationships. The class will focus on the power dynamics, discourses, and ideologies that shape familial practices and their role in social reproduction. The class will be divided into two sections: method and theory in the study of the family, and an in-depth thematic. SOC 472 is intended as a capstone course for four year Sociology majors and is open to others with prerequisites.

Prerequisites: (Sociology 271 or Sociology 301 and 2nd year standing required) or Consent of Department
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