Course Description
This class examines the nature of marriage and family as an institution in society. Emphasis placed on the effects of modern social structures and cultural values on interpersonal relationships and family life.
In this course I learned about marriage and family. The title of the course really sums it up, but there is a lot of different types of families out there. Additionally, the modern view on family is function. For example, nowadays you don't have to be blood to be a family, you're a family based on how well you function together. My signature assignment we were assigned a book to read and report our finding. I chose the Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf, you can argue that it has nothing to do with family, but feminism. However, feminism changed the family view. In the 1950's it was a traditional family were the husband worked and the wife stayed home, but due to feminism it changed the view on women. The Beauty Myth is basically about as women gain power in all aspects we are disregarded unless we are beautiful. As feminism continues and progresses, we will see the image of family change.