ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY 230 - Beyond Monogamy:The Family and Kinship in Cross Cultural PerspectiveThis

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Hobart William Smith Colleges

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course explores the intriguing question of whether it is possible, functional, and normal for people to live outside the structures of monogamous marriage and the nuclear family that have been so idealized recently in the West. Through in-depth case studies of several very different cultures, students seek a greater understanding of how and why some peoples have managed to organize their lives without emphasizing these two key institutions. Students also examine how the forces of social and economic change and colonial and post-colonial government policies have impacted diverse kinship systems around the world, as well as how various African, Asian, Caribbean, and Native American peoples have tried to cope with imposed changes and the challenging conditions that they face. No prerequisites. Anthropology 110 is helpful but not required. (Dillon, offered alternate years)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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