Sociology of family and generation
BT BW AW BB BS DT GA PA BC BP BDT BJ BY
Ian Hamilton
Subject value of 1.0 (6 points) * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: GSC1201, GSC1202 or equivalents. Students who have completed 6322 (Sociology of the family) cannot enrol in GSC2201
The subject will cover material on the following topics: family structure and industrialisation, mate selection, family interaction, changing gender roles within the family, family disruption and extended family relationships.
Assessment
Assignment one (1500 words): 30% * Assignment two (2000 words): 40% * Final examination: 30%
Prescribed texts
Close P and Collins R (eds) Family and economy in modern society Macmillan, 1985
Elliot F R The family: Change or continuity? Macmillan, 1986