Economics 224 - The Economics of the Family

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

GSS This course extends the basic economic model of decision making to study some of the more interesting choices one makes in life. The main topics covered are dating and mating, childbearing, household behavior, the allocation of time, marital dissolution, religion, health, death, and intergenerational relations. Also discussed are such issues as prostitution and the recent decline of marriage rates; the effects of sex education and the socioeconomic consequences of teen childbearing; the division of labor in households; and the effects of divorce laws on suicide, domestic violence, and spousal murder. Prerequisite: Economics 101 or permission of instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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