SOCI 555 - Alternatives to the Traditional Family Structure

Three hours.
3 Credits

This course examines living arrangements that substitute for, or supplement, those in the tradition-al family. A critique of traditional family structure is given. Among the alternative lifestyles considered are communal living, living together, bachelorhood (for both females and males), single parent families, homosexual unions, co-marital relationships, and serial monogamy. Also considered are lifestyles influenced by a variety of religious and counterculture ideologies.