Sociology of the Family

Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Sociology covering sociological theory, social stratification, research methods, deviance and crime, family, urban sociology, education, medical sociology, and contemporary issues

Sociology of the Family

Family Structures and Changing Family Forms

Nuclear family, extended family, single-parent, blended, same-sex families, Parsons's functionalist family, feminist critique, demographic transitions, family diversity

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Marriage and Family Change

The rise of cohabitation, the divorce revolution, the second demographic transition (Lesthäghe), and the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.

Marriage, Divorce, and Intimate Relationships

Marriage rates and trends, cohabitation, divorce causes and consequences, Giddens's pure relationship, emotional labor (Hochschild), domestic violence

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Care Work and the Gender Division of Labor

Arlie Hochschild's *The Second Shift* (1989), time-use studies, contemporary care-crisis debates, and the paid versus unpaid care continuum.

LGBTQ Families and Legal Recognition

Same-sex parenting, Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), donor-conceived families, comparative same-sex marriage adoption, and the effects of policy on child well-being.

Aging, Elder Care, and Multigenerational Households

Demographic aging, the sandwich generation, nursing home care, filial responsibility, and cross-cultural arrangements for supporting older adults.