In this PhD course theoretical issues as well as the methodological approaches within present family research will be highlighted and discussed. Carol Smart from Manchester University will use her own research on personal life and family as illustrations, in particular her present project on donor conception and her previous project on civil partnership as illustrations of issues on relationality, inter-generational relationships, the significance of genes and gene talk, changing family forms and non- heterosexual families.
PhD students at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography register for the course in StudentWeb Other interested participants can send an email to katalin. The course will be held in room , Harriet Holters hus. Introductory lecture by Prof. Further questions regarding the content of the course can be forwarded to Prof. Karin Widerberg at ISS. It is a 3-day course, and required reading pages , active participation, a presentation sent in before the start of the course and a paper as a final examination, is required to attain 6 points:.
Attendance and active participation is requested throughout the course. Examination will be in the form of a written paper on pages on a topic agreed upon with Prof. Carol Smart and Prof. Karin Widerberg in charge of the course who both will read and comment upon the papers. The deadline for handing in the paper is 15th Desember. Jallinoja and E. Nye Sosiologiske Perspektiver. Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk. Volum 42 3 : Heaphy, C.
Finch and Mason, J. Kramer 'Kinship, affinity and connectedness: Exploring the role of genealogy in personal lives', Sociology 45 3 For employees My studies Search our webpages Search.
This course is discontinued. Course content In this PhD course theoretical issues as well as the methodological approaches within present family research will be highlighted and discussed. Admission PhD students at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography register for the course in StudentWeb Other interested participants can send an email to katalin. Prerequisites Formal prerequisite knowledge Open for all interested PhD students. Teaching The course will be held in room , Harriet Holters hus Tuesday Carol Smart will discuss and illustrate the implications of different approaches.
