Using a comparative approach, this course offers a preliminary examination of several sociological perspectives on families, emphasizing current changes and trends, institutional characteristics, and research conducted in Canada on various aspects of families. The course focusses on families in Canada, incorporating multidimensional analyses and discussions of cross-cultural world views (including indigenous world views) as they relate to the family and historical elements in Canadian society. This course also includes reflections on families in a global context.

Prerequisite: SOCI 100