SOC20003 Families, relationships and sexuality Sociology Week 2, Semester 1 Convenor: Dr Lucy Nicholas Room: 400 Burwood Rd, Rm. 213 Email: lnicholas@swin.edu.au
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Lecture outline º Grand theory, micro-sociology and 'middle-range' theories O Influential broad theoretical perspectives on families and their critiques . Functionalism · Socialism · Feminism · Individualization . More contemporary theories on structure / agency º Tute: New theory on 'world families': Beck and Beck- Gernsheim's 'Distant Love' (2014) 3