WGSS 353 - The Sociology of Reproduction

Credits: 4

Definitions of womenhood and motherhood; housework; reproductive freedom and reproductive inequalities; the role of the state in reproductive policy; the actions of medical institutions vis-a-vis reproduction; welfare policy and childcare; focus chiefly on the U.S., but also looks at these issues cross-culturally, cross-nationally and in historical perspective; emphasis on engaging the socially constructed meaning of reproduction. No prerequisites required.