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SOC 155

The Changing American Family (FEMGEN 155, FEMGEN 255, SOC 255)

UNITS:5

GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit

LEVEL:Undergrad

GER:—

What are the historical trajectories and consequences of marriage, divorce, and premarital cohabitation? Where have gay rights come from and what is the future of gay rights in the US? What are the gender differences in marriage, family and housework? What does it mean for the personal to be political? What are the racial differences in family life and how have those differences been politicized? How did marriage equality go from being impossible to being the law of the US? We will study social change from the perspective of public opinion, legal changes, and family politics.

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SOC 155: The Changing American Family (FEMGEN 155, FEMGEN 255, SOC 255)

5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

What are the historical trajectories and consequences of marriage, divorce, and premarital cohabitation? Where have gay rights come from and what is the future of gay rights in the US? What are the gender differences in marriage, family and housework? What does it mean for the personal to be political? What are the racial differences in family life and how have those differences been politicized? How did marriage equality go from being impossible to being the law of the US? We will study social change from the perspective of public opinion, legal changes, and family politics.

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