May 17, 2024  
2011-2012 HillBook (Class of 2015) 
    
2011-2012 HillBook (Class of 2015) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

SOC 230 - Families in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Three Credits
Fall Semester

An examination of concepts of marriage and family as social institutions from a crosscultural perspective. Drawing on both classic and contemporary essays as well as in-depth ethnographic studies of marriage and family in several different cultures, we will examine the way in which intimate relationships are construed in different societies.