About this course
This course involves a sociological analysis of family structure, dynamics, and child-rearing patterns in diverse cultures. The principal objective of the course is to demythologize the family by exploring ways ‘the family’ is experienced by people in different cultures, social classes, historical periods, and gender. To increase our understanding of contemporary family issues, we look at various family types, work-family balance, parenting, marriage, divorce, and adoption through the lens of sociological theory.
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Faculty
Anna Sofie Bach
External LecturerPh.D., Sociology and gender studies, University of Copenhagen 2016. Ph.D fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen 2012-15. DIS Faculty 2015-2018. Postdoc at Department for the Study of Culture, University of Southern Denmark 2017-2020. Postdoc at Department for Culture and Learning, Aalborg University in Copenhagen 2020-2021. Postdoc at the Sociology Department, University of Copenhagen 2021-2024. With DIS since 2024.
Deivida Vandzinskaite
FacultyPh.D. (Education, Siauliai University, Lithuania, 2011), focus on the cross-cultural use of service learning in higher education. M.A. (Social Anthropology and Sociology, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania, 2006). Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar, Siauliai University, 2007-2013. Visiting scholar at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, 2008-2012. Research experience on the national and international level covering topics related to cultural diversity and cross-cultural issues, gender and family studies, global diffusion of educational models, and voluntary participation in Europe. With DIS since 2013.