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SOCIOLOGY OF [AMERICAN] FAMILIES Instructor: Amy Sousa, Boston College Office: McGuinn 410B • Hours: MWF 3:00‐3:30pm or by appt Email: sousaam@bc.edu • Phone: (202) 997‐6232 COURSE DESCRIPTION In recent years, U.S. public policy has focused on strengthening the nuclear family as a primary strategy for reducing poverty and improving the lives of America’s youth. It is often assumed that this type of family is healthy, financially independent, heterosexual, violence‐free, normative, and grounded in historical tradition. This course examines these assumptions sociologically while considering systemic variations in race/ethnicity, class, gender, ability, and sexual orientation within and among American families. Specifically, this course will help students to do the following: 1. Expand sociological imagination to incorporate conceptualizations of American family life beyond personal experiences; 2. Consider the similarities and variations among American families; 3. Understand the social, political, economic, and historical contexts within which American families reside. REQUIRED READING Skolnick, Arlene and Jerome Skolnick (eds). 2009. Family in Transition. [FIT] Articles/Chapters Assigned on Library Reserves and Blackboard [BB] ASSIGNMENTS (hard copies only; NO email) Class Participation (10%): Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes and contribute constructively to discussions and activities. Students will work in pairs to lead a class discussion on one of the recommended readings for each section. Presentations will comprise half of the class participation grade. Reflection Papers (30%): Each of the course sections is accompanied by a reflection question related to the reading material. Students shall select THREE (3) of reflection questions to answer in writing using the required and recommended course readings as support. Reflection papers should be approximately THREE (3) double‐spaced pages. Reflection papers are due no later than ONE (1) week after class discussion of the selected topic. Term Paper (30%): Students are expected to complete a term paper approximately 15 pages in length, which demonstrates knowledge of a specific area of sociology of the family AND Amy Sousa • Page 1 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010 highlights systemic variations in structure and context based upon race, class, gender, ability, and/or sexual orientation. • One page summary of topic and approach is due on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. • Last day to turn in drafts for review is on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. • Final paper is due on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. Final Exam (30%): Students are expected to take a final examination demonstrating cumulative knowledge from the course at the date and time scheduled by the university. Extra Credit: Extra credit assignments will be considered on an individual basis. Assignments will address areas of weakness or enhance areas of interest. Extra credit assignments will be vigorous tests of knowledge, creativity, and analysis of social systems’ influence on family processes and structures. If you choose to take on an extra credit assignment, be prepared for a serious time commitment. GRADING Letter Grades: Each assignment will receive a letter grade ranging from A through F, along with instructor’s comments. Assessment of Content: The course assignments are meant to inspire thought and assess understanding of the materials and perspectives presented. There are no “correct” answers to the writing assignments and class discussion questions; therefore, letter grades will be determined by the quality of presentations/arguments. “Quality” is evaluated as follows: • In‐depth understanding of the course materials as demonstrated by rigorous application of readings to the assignments; • Respectful reflection on a broad range of families’ diverse perspectives; • Continuity and coherence of presentation/argument; • Creative application of the materials as demonstrated by making connections among the readings and topic areas; and • Intellectual curiosity as demonstrated by the use of varied readings and resources, including, but not limited to required and recommended readings for this course. Revisions: With the exception of the final paper, writing assignments may be revised within ONE (1) week for reconsideration. Students may present drafts of the final paper to the instructor for feedback up until TWO (2) weeks prior to the due date. Amy Sousa • Page 2 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY According to Boston College’s policies and procedures, academic integrity is violated by any dishonest act which is committed in an academic context including, but not limited to the following: • Cheating is the fraudulent or dishonest presentation of work. • Plagiarism is the act of taking words, ideas, data, illustrations, or statements of another person/source, and presenting them as one's own. • Misrepresentation of one's own or another's identity for academic purposes and/or the misrepresentation of material facts or circumstances in relation to examinations, papers, or other evaluative activities. Boston College’s policy regarding academic integrity may be found on the following website: www.bc.edu/schools/cas/polisci/integrity.html. Students are urged to review the plagiarism examples and guidelines and complete the quiz offered by the Political Science Department. COURSE SCHEDULE 1. Historical, Theoretical, and Legal Perspectives on the Family Wednesday, Jan. 20; Friday, Jan. 22; and Monday, Jan. 25 • REQUIRED Reading: [FIT] Goode, William. Reading 1: The Theoretical Importance of the Family [FIT] Fischer, Claude S. and Michael Hout. Reading 4: The Family in Trouble: Since When? For Whom? [BB] Collins, Patricia Hill. 1998. “It's All in the Family: Intersections of Gender, Race, and Nation,” Hypatia 13(3): 62‐82. • Recommended Reading: [BB] Aldous, J. 1990. “Family Development and the Life Course: Two Perspectives on Family Change.” Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52, 571‐583. [BB] Weeks, Jeffrey, Brian Heaphy, and Catherine Donovan. 2005. “Chapter 2 ‐ Life Experiments: The Meanings of Non‐Heterosexual Relationships” in Same Sex Intimacies: Families of Choice and Other Life Experiments. • Reflection Question: What constitutes a “family” in America? Amy Sousa • Page 3 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010 2. The Public and Private Spheres Wednesday, Jan. 27 and Friday, Jan. 29 • REQUIRED Reading: [BB] Bernard, Jessie. 1981. “The Good Provider” in The American Psychologist. [Library Reserves] Friedan, Betty. 1963. “Chapter One: The Problem that Has No Name” and “Chapter 2: The Happy Housewife Heroine” in The Feminine Mystique. Pp. 15‐68. [BB] Staples, Robert. 1970. “The Myth of the Black Matriarchy,” Black Scholar 2 (February): 9‐16. • Recommended Reading: [Library Reserves] Engels, Friedrich. 2001. “Chapter 2” in The Origin of the Family: Private Property and the State [Library Reserves] Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. 1910. Women, Economics, and the Home • Reflection Question: How has industrialization impacted American families? 3. Work‐Family Balance Monday, Feb. 1; Wednesday, Feb. 3; and Friday, Feb. 5 • REQUIRED Reading: [FIT] Hays, Sharon. Reading 5: Mommy Wars [FIT] Hochschild, Arlie with Anne Machung. Reading 26: The Second Shift Working Parents and the Revolution at Home. [BB] Ellwood, David T., and David T. Rodda. 1991. The Hazards of Work and Marriage: The Influence of Male Employment on Marriage Rates. Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, No. H‐90‐5, March. [BB] Porterfield, Shirley L. 2002. “Work Choices of Mothers in Families with Children with Disabilities” in Journal of Marriage and the Family, 64 (Nov. 2002), pp. 972‐981. • Recommended Reading: [FIT] Clawson, Dan and Naomi Gerstel. Reading 20: Caring for Our Young: Child Care in Europe and the United States. [BB] Belsky, J., & Eggebeen, D. 1991. “Early and Extensive Maternal Employment and Beyond Children’s Socio‐emotional Development: Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth.” Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 1083‐1110. [Library Reserves] Berk, S. 1985. The Gender Factory: The Apportionment of Work in American Households. New York: Plenum. • Reflection Question: Are work and family necessarily at odds? Amy Sousa • Page 4 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010 4. Wealth and Poverty Monday, Feb. 8; Wednesday, Feb. 10; and Friday, Feb. 12 • REQUIRED Reading: [FIT] Rubin, Lilian. Reading 29: Families on the Fault Line [FIT] Warren, Elizabeth and Amelia Warren Tyagi. Reading 31: Why Middle Class Mothers and Fathers are Going Broke [FIT] Lareau, Annette. Reading 23: Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life. [BB] Shannon, Patrick. 2008. “Childhood Disability, Poverty, and Family Life: A Complex Relationship” in C. Anne Broussard and Alfred L Joseph (eds.) Family Poverty in Diverse Contexts. Routledge. Pp. 108‐120. • Recommended Reading: [BB] Case, Anne C. and Lawrence F. Katz. 1990. “The Company you Keep: The Effects of Family and Neighborhood on Disadvantaged Youth.” Working Paper no. 3705, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge. [Library Reserves] Edin, Kathryn and Maria Kefalas. 2005. Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. [Library Reserves] Kotlowitz, Alex. 1992. There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America. New York, NY: Anchor Books. [Library Reserves] Kozol, Jonathan. 1988. Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America. New York: NY: Random House. [Library Reserves] Oliver, Melvin, and Tom Shapiro. 1995. Black Wealth/White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality. New York: Routledge. • Reflection Question: How does social class influence family structure and values? 5. Marriage Monday, Feb. 15; Wednesday, Feb. 17; Friday, Feb. 19; and Monday, Feb. 22 • REQUIRED Reading: [FIT] Skolnick, Arlene. Reading 15: Grounds for Marriage: How Relationships Succeed or Fail [FIT] Casper, Lynne M. and Suzanne M. Bianchi. Reading 12: Cohabitation [BB] Glendon, Mary Ann. 1996. “Chapter One” in The Transformation of Family Law: State, Law and Family in the United States and Western Europe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Pp. 19‐34. Amy Sousa • Page 5 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010 [BB] Torcello, Lawrence. 2008. “Is the State Endorsement of Any Marriage Justifiable? Same‐Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the Marriage Privatization Model,” Public Affairs Quarterly 22(1): 43‐61. • Recommended Reading: [BB] Bennett, NG, DE Bloom and PH Craig. 1989. “The Divergence of Black and White Marriage Patterns.” American Journal of Sociology 95:692‐722. [BB] Mare, Robert D. and Christopher Winship. 1991. “Socioeconomic Change and the Decline of Marriage for Blacks and Whites.” In The Urban Underclass edited by Christopher Jencks and Paul E. Paterson. Pp. 175‐202. Washington DC: Brookings Institution. [BB] Martin, Mike W. 1994. “Adultery and Fidelity,” Journal of Social Philosophy 25(3): 76‐
91. [BB] McMurtry, John. 1972. “Monogamy: A Critique,” The Monist 56: 587‐99. [BB] Moller, Dan. 2003. “An Argument Against Marriage,” Philosophy 78(1): 79‐91. • Reflection Question: What is the meaning and relevance of marriage in contemporary American society? 6. Divorce Wednesday, Feb. 24 and Friday, Feb. 26 • REQUIRED Reading: [FIT] Friedman, Laurence M. Reading 16: Divorce: The Silent Revolution [BB] Morse, Jennifer Roback. 2006. “Why Unilateral Divorce Has No Place in a Free Society,” in The Meaning of Marriage, Robert P. George and Jean Bethke Elshtain (eds.), Dallas: Spence Publishing Co, pp. 74‐99. [BB] Martin, Steven P. 2005. Growing Evidence for Divorce Divide? Education and Marital Dissolution Rates in the US Since the 1970s. College Park, MD: University of Maryland Department of Sociology, unpublished manuscript. • Recommended Reading: [BB] Ellwood, David and Christopher Jencks. 2004. The spread of single‐parent families in the United States since 1960? In D.P. Moynihan et al. (eds.) The Future of the Family. New York: Russell Sage, Pp.25‐65. [Library Reserves] Hetherington, E. Mavis and John Kelly. 2002. For Better or for Worse: Divorce Reconsidered. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. • Reflection Question: How does no‐fault divorce impact the social meaning of marriage? Amy Sousa • Page 6 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010 ** Spring Break ** Monday‐Friday, March 1‐5 7. Social Regulation of Sex and Sexuality Monday, March 8 and Wednesday, March 10 • REQUIRED Reading: [FIT] Bailey, Beth. Reading 10: Sexual Revolution(s) [website] The Healthy Marriage Initiative informational website. US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/about/mission.html#ms [BB] Stivers, Andrew, and Andrew Valls. 2007. “Same‐sex marriage and the regulation of language,” Politics, Philosophy and Economics 6(2): 237‐253. [BB] Christopher, F. Scott and Susan Sprecher. 2000. “Sexuality in Marriage, Dating, and Other Relationships: A Decade Review,” Journal of Marriage and the Family 62 (Nov. 2000): Pp. 999‐1017. • Recommended Reading: [website] Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values. 2005. Why Marriage Matters, Second Edition: Twenty‐Six Conclusions from the Social Sciences. Report, September 2005. http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=7. [Library Reserves] Chodorow, Nancy. 1976. The Reproduction of Motherhood. [BB] Weeks, Jeffrey, Brian Heaphy, and Catherine Donovan. 2005. “Chapter 6: Sexual Pleasure” in Same Sex Intimacies: Families of Choice and Other Life Experiments. [Library Reserves] Laumann, Edward O., John Gagnon, Robert Michael, and Stuart Michaels. 1994. The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. • Reflection Question: How do families maintain and alter sexual norms? 7. Socialization, Values, Tradition, and Religion Friday, March 12; Monday, March 15; and Wednesday, March 17 • REQUIRED Reading: [FIT] Greeley, Andrew and Michael Hout. Reading 9: The Conservative Christian Family and the “Feminist Revolution” [BB] Martin, Pamela and Harriette Pipes McAdoo. 2007. “Sources of Racial Socialization: Theological Orientation of African American Churches and Parents in Harriette Pipes McAdoo (ed.) Black Families. Pp. 125‐142. [BB] Engels, Friedrich. 2001. “Chapter 2: The Family” in The Origin of the Family: Private Property and the State. Amy Sousa • Page 7 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010 • Recommended Reading: [BB] Garrett, Jeremy. 2008. “History, Tradition, and the Normative Foundations of Civil Marriage,” The Monist 91(3‐4): 446‐474. [BB] Tallman, Irving. 1965. “Spousal Role Differentiation and the Socialization of Severely Retarded Children” in Journal of Marriage and the Family, Vol. 27, No. 1, (Feb. 1965), pp. 37‐42. [Library Reserve] Weeks, Jeffrey Brian Heaphy, and Catherine Donovan. Same sex intimacies: families of choice and other life experiments. • Reflection Question: What does the term “family values” imply? ** Special Presentation by Susan Legere ** Friday, March 19 8. Childhood Monday, March 22; Wednesday, March 24; and Friday, March 26 • REQUIRED Reading: [FIT] Mintz, Steven. Reading 22: Beyond Sentimentality: American Childhood as a Social and Cultural Construct. [BB] Prout, A. 1990. “A New Paradigm for the sociology of childhood? Providence Promise, and Problems” in James A and Prout A. (eds.) Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood. Basingstoke: Falmer Press. [BB] Valentine, G. Children should be seen and not heard: The production and transgression of adults’ public space, Urban Geography, 17, 2. • Recommended Reading: [BB] Burton, L.M., & Jarrett, R.LL. 2000. “In the Mix, Yet on the Margins: The Place of Families in Urban Neighborhood and Child Development Research.” Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62(4), 1114‐1138. [BB] Hetherington, E. Mavis and Margaret Stanley. 1999. “The Adjustment of Children with Divorced Parents: A Risk and Resiliency Perspective” Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (1999), 40:129‐140 Cambridge University Press. [BB] James, A. and C. Jenks. 1996. “Public perceptions of childhood criminality” British Journal of Sociology, 47, 2 Pp. 315‐31. [Library Reserves] Lareau, Annette. 2003. Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. [BB] Raphael, Beverly. 1984. “Chapter 3 – The Bereaved Child,” Pp. 55‐104, and “Chapter 6 ‐ The Death of a Child,” Pp. 177‐218, in Anatomy of Grief. Routledge. Amy Sousa • Page 8 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010 • Reflection Question: Why has childhood historically been a contested category of study and what is the meaning of childhood in contemporary American society? 9. Parenting and Childrearing Monday, March 29; Wednesday, March 31; and Friday, April 2 • REQUIRED Reading: [FIT] Townsend, Nicholas. Reading 21: The Four Facets of Fatherhood [BB] Hays, Sharon. 1996. “Chapter One: Why Can’t a Mother be More Like a Business Man?” in The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood. Yale University Press. Pp. 1‐18. [FIT] Lareau, Annette. Reading 23: Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life. [BB] Henderson, Tammy L. and Jennifer Cook. 2005. “Grandma’s Hands: Black Grandmothers Speak About Their Experiences Rearing Grandchildren on TANF” in The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. Vol. 61, No. 1, Pp. 1‐19. • Recommended Reading: [BB] Landsman, Gail Heidi. 2009. “Chapter Two: Doing Everything Right: Choice, Control, and Mother‐Blame” in Restructuring Motherhood and Disability in the Age of “Perfect” Babies. Routledge: New York, NY. Pp. 15‐47. [BB] Livingston, Jonathan and John McAdoo. 2007. “The Roles of African American Fathers in the Socialization of Their Children in Black Families, Harriette Pipes McAdoo (ed.). Pp. 219‐237. [Library Reserves] Weeks, Jeffrey, Brian Heaphy, and Catherine Donovan. 2005. Same sex intimacies: families of choice and other life experiments. • Reflection Question: What social values and hierarchies are reflected in parenting norms? 10. Adoption, Foster Families, and Assisted Reproduction Monday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 7 • REQUIRED Reading: [BB] Friedman, Lawrence. Reading 21 in FIT 2007 edition: Who Are Our Children? Adoption, Past and Present. [BB] Fisher, Allen. 2003. Still Not quite as good as having your own? Toward a Sociology of Adoption. Annual Review of Sociology, vol. 29, pp. 335‐361. [BB] Robertson, John A. (1996). Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Family. 47 Hastings L.J. 911 (1995‐1996) [website] www.adoptuskids.org (Spend a minimum of 10 minutes browsing.) Amy Sousa • Page 9 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010 • Recommended Reading: [BB] Rita J. Simon's essay, "Adoption of Black Children by White Parents in the USA,' [BB] Smith, Carrie Jefferson. “Foster Care and Families Apart: Poverty, Placement, and Potential” in Family Poverty in Diverse Contexts. [BB] Vig, S., S. Chinitz, and L. Shulman. 2005. “Young children in foster care: Multiple vulnerabilities and complex service needs” in Infants & Young Children. • Reflection Question: How does the adoption system reflect inequalities in America? 11. Caregiving Friday, April 9; Monday, April 12; and Wednesday, April 14 • REQUIRED Reading: [BB] Karp, David. 2001. “Chapter One: Illness and Obligation” in Burden of Sympathy. Oxford University Press: New York, NY. Pp. 3‐33. [BB] Landsman, Gail Heidi. 2009. “Chapter Two: Doing Everything Right: Choice, Control, and Mother‐Blame” in Restructuring Motherhood and Disability in the Age of “Perfect” Babies. Routledge: New York, NY. Pp. 15‐47. [BB] Schultz, R., & Beach 1999. “Caregiving as a Risk Factor for Mortality: The Caregiver Health Effects Study.” Journal of the American Medical Association, 282(23), 2215‐
2219. • Recommended Reading: [BB] Boss, P. 1993. “The Reconstruction of Family Life with Alzheimer’s Disease: Generating Theory to Lower Family Stress from Ambiguous Loss” in Boss, P.; W. Doherty, R. LaRossa; et al. (eds.) Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methods: A Contextual Approach. New York: Springer. [BB] Loomis, Laura Spencer and Alan Booth. 1995. Multigenerational Caregiving and Well‐
Being: The Myth of the Beleaguered Sandwich Generation in Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 16, No. 2, 131‐148. [BB] Spillman, Brenda C. and Liliana E. Pezzin. 2000. Potential and Active Family Caregivers: Changing Networks and the "Sandwich Generation". Milbank Quarterly. 78(3):347‐374. September 2000. [Library Reserves] Strauss, Anselm and Juliet M. Corbin. 1988. Unending Work and Care: Chronic Illness. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. • Reflection Question: How do social norms obligate individuals to care for their family members? Amy Sousa • Page 10 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010 12. Violence In and Around Families Friday, April 16; Wednesday, April 21; and Friday, April 23 • REQUIRED Reading: [FIT] Johnson, Michael P. Reading 38: Domestic Violence: The Intersection of Gender and Control. [BB] Jaffe, Peter and Claire Crooks. 2005. “Understanding Women's Experiences Parenting in the Context of Domestic Violence: Implications for Community and Court‐Related Service Providers” published by the Office on Violence Against Women, US Department of Justice. February 2005. [BB] Edelman, Marian Wright. 2007. “A Portrait of Inequality” in Henrietta Piper McAdoo (ed.) Black Families Pp. 319‐337. [BB] Fustenberg, Frank F. Jr. 1993. How Families Manage Risk and Opportunity in Dangerous Neighborhoods” in William Julius Wilson (ed) Sociology and The Public Agenda. Newburg Park, CA: Sage Publications. pp. 231‐58. [website] Office on Violence Against Women, US Department of Justice: definition of domestic violence: www.ovw.usdoj.gov/domviolence.htm • Recommended Reading: [BB] Gimbel, Cynthgia and Alan Booth. 1994. “Why Does Military Combat Experience Adversely Affect Marital Relations?” Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 56, No. 3 (Aug., 1994). Pp. 691‐703. [website] Helping Children Affected by Domestic Violence: A report from the conference held on September 30, 2004 at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, Burien, WA. [Library Reserves] Herman, Judith Lewis. Father‐Daughter Incest. [Library Reserves] Sapphire. Push. [Library Reserves] Schecter, Susan. 1984. Women and Male Violence. [website] Tjaden, Patricia, and Thoennes, Nancy, 2000, “Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women,” Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, published by the U. S. Department of Justice, NCJ 183781 • Reflection Question: Government regulation of violence in families began in earnest during the mid‐twentieth century, i.e. child abuse, marital rape, and domestic violence laws. What social forces influenced enforcement of these regulatory changes? Amy Sousa • Page 11 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010 13. Privacy vs. State Regulation of the Family Monday, April 26; Wednesday, April 28; and Friday, April 30 • REQUIRED Reading: [FIT] Giele, Janet Z. Reading 6: Decline of the Family: Conservative, Liberal, and Feminist Views. [BB] Glendon, Mary Ann. 1989. Chapter 7: State, Law and Family in The Transformation of Family Law: State, Law, and Family in the United States and Western Europe. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Pg. 291‐313. [BB] Arneson, Richard. 2005. “The Meaning of Marriage: State Efforts to Facilitate Friendship, Love, and Childrearing,” San Diego Law Review 42: 979‐1001. [Handouts in class] Examples of the evolution of family laws – marital rape, prohibition against interracial marriage, child abuse, protection from abuse/domestic violence, and definitions of marriage. • Recommended Reading: [Library Reserves] Gergen, KJ. 1994. Realities and relationships: Soundings in social construction. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. [BB] Waldron, Jeremy. 1988. “When Justice Replaces Affection: The Need for Rights,” Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 11(3): 625‐647. [Library Reserves] Weeks, Jeffrey, Brian Heaphy, and Catherine Donovan. 2001. “Chapter 8: Toward Intimate Citizenship” in Same Sex Intimacies: Families of choice and other life experiments. New York, NY: Routlege. [BB] Young, Iris Marion. 1995. “Mothers, Citizenship, and Independence: A Critique of Pure Family Values,” Ethics 105: Pp. 535‐556. • Reflection Question: What is the role of public policy in American families? 14. Catch‐Up and Final Exam Review Sessions Monday, May 3 and Wednesday, May 5 Amy Sousa • Page 12 Sociology of [American] Families Syllabus, Spring 2010