WGS.172[J] For Love and Money: Rethinking the Family

(Same subject as 21A.111[J])
HASS-S
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: TR1-2.30 (56-180)

Cross-cultural case studies introduce students to the anthropological study of the social institutions and symbolic meanings of family, gender, and sexuality. Investigates the different forms families and households take and considers their social, emotional, and economic dynamics. Analyzes how various expectations for, and experiences of, family life are rooted in or challenged by particular conceptions of gender and sexuality. Addresses questions surrounding what it means to be a "man" or a "woman," as well as a family member, in different social contexts.

H. Paxson

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