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SOC 424

Race, Family, and Motherhood

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Introduction to an intersectional perspective of motherhood and mothering by highlighting how Black, Indigenous, and mothers of color navigate interlocking structures of patriarchy, racial domination, and economic exploitation.

Requirements

Prerequisites

SOC 101GRI 103GRI 201ETS 150
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 or GRI 103 or GRI 201 or ETS 150.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Terms

spring

Core

CO10

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • explain the theoretical conceptions of motherhood and mothering.
  • analyze the of the social construction of the good mother/bad mother dichotomy.
  • assess the intersectional influence of patriarchy, capitalism and racism on our understanding of motherhood/mothering.