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21A.230J The Contemporary American Family | Anthropology

We begin by considering briefly the evolution of the family, its cross-cultural variability, and its history in the West. We next examine how the family is currently defined in the U.S., discussing different views about what families should look like. Class and ethnic variability and the effects of changing gender roles are discussed in this section. We next look at sexuality, traditional and non-traditional marriage, parenting, divorce, family violence, family economics, poverty, and family policy. Controversial issues dealt with include day care, welfare policy, and the "Family Values" debate.

Keywords:: Ethnography, anthropology, contemporary culture, Gender Studies, ameican family, 21A.230J, economics, cross-cultural, 21A.230, sexuality, values, ethnicity, gender, united states, day care, WMN.456J, welfare, SP.456J, Cultural Anthropology, parenting, class, marriage, Sociology, divorce, poverty, WMN.456, policy, SP.456, violence

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Social Sciences / Anthropology

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 12, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: August 9, 2018
Author:: Jackson, Jean
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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Language:: English
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