TY - JOUR AU - Ciabattari, Teresa PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - SOCIOLOGY 153: CONTEMPORARY FAMILIES JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/sociology-153-contemporary-families SP - AB - Organized around Mills’ concept of the sociological imagination, the course focuses on families in historical context, uses primary sources for the required readings, and includes an experiential learning project that combines interviews (biography) and library research (history). As sociologists, we will recognize the complex dynamics of family change and the inter-relationships between family, gender, ethnicity, social structure, and public policy. We will examine how family ideologies often ignore the complexities of family life and create false expectations about what families should be. We will also challenge the definition of family and analyze how our family experiences are socially constructed. ER -