ANSO 337 - Divisions of Labor:The Sociology of Housework

Institution:

Knox College

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Description:

This course introduces students to the history of American housework, to theories of housework's meaning, to studies of household divisions of labor, to the home economics movement, and to contemporary approaches to "the housework problem." It will focus onsociological literatures that intersect around issues of the family, of public and private spheres of influence, of divisions of labor, of gender, and of social and cultural change. Prereq: Permission of the instructor; A. Singer

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.knox.edu

Phone Number:

(309) 341-7000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Trimester

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