SOCI341

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Family and Kinship

Subject Code

SOCI

Course Number

341

Course Title

Family and Kinship

Course Description

A comparative study of family and kinship. Covers the structures and functions of family and kinship in different cultures. Emphasizes historical and contemporary changes in knowledge and practice focused on family, marriage, procreation, and kinship in the United States, with particular emphasis on the cultural construction of kinship, the naturalization of identity and difference, the politics of recognition, and new reproductive technologies. Prerequisite: ANTH-162 or SOCI-101. Same as SOCI-341. 4 SH. CC: Diversity Intensive, Writing Intensive.

Course Types

Standard (STAND), Diversity Intensive (INDIV), Writing Intensive (INWRT)

Semester Hours

4