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2006-2007 Graduate Catalog 
    
2006-2007 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

SOCI 457 - Families in Global Perspective


Examination and comparison of family institutions in selected societies, focusing on the impact of globalization on traditional family organization, gender roles within family and community, and modes of household production. Attention given to influences of modernization efforts on the status of women and children, the family division of labor, and tensions between family household economics and wage labor in the global market.

Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: SOCI 170 or SOCI 250 or SOCI 260 or SOCI 270, or consent of department. Recommended: SOCI 354.

Credits: 3