Work and Family in Transition, 7.5 credits
The course is discontinued from 2023-06-19
Contents
This course concentrates on the changing relationship between work and family in Europe and North America, with a special focus on Sweden. Different themes will be presented during the course, such as labour market and gender relations, potential and real role conflicts between work and family, demographic developments that affect the labour market and household structures, and household division of paid and unpaid labour.
Expected learning outcomes
Having successfully completed this course, the student will have knowledge about, and ability to describe for the changing relations between work and family in Europe and North America ability to reflect on the relationship between the labour market, family life and demographic changes. ability to apply the required knowledge when analysing relevant themes both in written form and in oral presentations.
Required Knowledge
Basic eligibility
Form of instruction
The course will be delivered in the form of lectures, seminars and individual presentations. Attendances at seminars are compulsory.
Examination modes
The examination consists of a two parts: Firstly, students will have to attend, and actively participate in the compulsory seminars. The seminars will be graded either Fail (U) or Pass (G). Secondly, students will write an individual paper, and make a seminar presentation, on a relevant theme. The topic for the paper is chosen in agreement with the teacher. The grades for this will be Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG). The grading system includes one failed grade and two pass grades: Pass and Pass with Distinction. In order to be awarded a Pass for the course the student must Pass all the examination parts, and in order to be awarded a Pass with Distinction, the written paper must receive a Pass with Distinction in addition to the criteria for a Pass. The expanded scale, European Credit Transfer System, is used for international students. Examination regarding this curriculum cannot take place later than within two after the beginning of the course. The judgement is individual for all courses given by the Department of Sociology. Academic credit transfer Academic credit transfers are always reviewed individually (see the Universitys set of rules and academic credit transfer regulations).
Literature
Valid from: 2008 week 36
Careers of couples in contemporary society
: from male breadwinner to dual earner families
Blossfeld Hans-Peter, Drobnic Sonja
Oxford :
Oxford University Press :
2001 :
396 s :
ISBN: 0-19-924491-X
Search the University Library catalogue
Daly Mary
Changing family life in Europe: Significance for state and society
Included in:
European societies[Elektronisk resurs].
London :
Taylor & Francis :
2002- :
379-398 pages
Housework, Paid Work, and Depression Among Husbands and Wives
Glass J, Fujimoto T
Included in:
Journal of health & social behavior
American Sociological Association :
179-191 pages
Work-family conflict, policies, and the job-life satisfaction relationship:
: A review and directions for organizational behavior human resources research.
Kossek EE, Ozeki C
Included in:
Journal of applied psychology[Elektronisk resurs].
Washington :
American Psychological Association :
139-149 pages
The division of household labor
Shelton BA, John D
Included in:
Annual review of sociology.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
Annual Reviews Inc. :
1975- :
299-322 pages
Voydanoff P
The effects of work demands and resources on work-to-family conflict and facilitation.
Included in:
Journal of marriage and family
[Malden, MA] :
Blackwell Publishing :
2000- :
398-412 pages