History
HIST4381 | The Family and the State in North America (O) | 3 ch (3C) (W) |
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Examines the economic and social functions of the family in the transition from pre-industrial to industrial society. Topics include the religious underpinnings of the family, gender relations, the role of laws and state regulation, the impact of social policy and the emergence of a North American “politics of the family”. |