AFST 30782 - Kinship and Comparative Social Organization

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

This course uses a broad cross-cultural comparative perspective to identify and analyze the major forms of human social organization. Gender is a major lens through which to examine sex and sexuality, divisions of labor, family structures, gender roles, and social relations of class and ethnicity. Other topics include kinship terminology, descent, marriage and divorce, residence units, economic exchange, political structure, and social inequality, among others.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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