KLAS1619 Families and Upbringing - Current Issues (5 cr)

The family and intimate relations, the family as a societal institution and system. Family processes, families and change, parenting and upbringing, cultural ideals, family theories and approaches, multi-informant perspective, and gender and generation.

Completion modes:
Participation in contact teaching and/or independent study, learning assignments and/or exam. Mode of completion to be specified in the Study Programme.

Learning outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will
- have knowledge of the essential theories, concepts and research traditions used in understanding present-day family life, parenthood and upbringing
- be able to apply this knowledge in analysing family issues both in research and in various working life contexts
- be able to explicate and analyse changes related to family, parenthood and upbringing from multiple perspectives

Study materials mentioned below and in the study programme.

1. Allen, K. & Henderson, A. C. 2017. Family theories: foundations and applications. Wiley. OR

McKie, L., & Callan, S. (2012). Understanding families: A global introduction. London: Sage.

2. Abela, A., Walker, J. (2014). Contemporary issues in family studies: Global perspectives on partnerships, parenting and support in a changing world. John Wiley & Sons. EKirja. OR

Foo, Koong Hean, (2019) . Intercultural parenting : how Eastern and Western parenting styles affect child development Taylor & Francis e-Book Collection. E-kirja.

3. May, V. & Nordqvist, P (eds). 2019. Sociology of personal life. Second edition. Sociology of Personal Life: : Vanessa May: Bloomsbury Academic OR

Castren, A-M. ym. (eds). 2021. The Palgrave Handbook of Family Sociology in Europe | SpringerLink

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