SOC 331

Students focus on the sociological study of Canadian families, both past and present, in all of their diverse and ever-changing forms and practices. A multiplicity of topics and intersecting issues are examined, including the different social factors that structure families, diversity of family forms, discourses and “the family”, individual experiences of the family, Indigenous families, history and families, intimacy and commitment, parenting, work and family life, midlife and aging families, social inequality, and families of children with disabilities. While this course focuses primarily on “Canadian” families, a diversity of family forms, both past and present and from other societies will be examined. -- Prerequisite -- 45 university-level credits, including SOC 101. -- Corequisite -- None. -- Pre or Corequisite -- None.