Work and Family in Transition, 7.5 credits
The course is discontinued from 2023-06-19
Contents
The course Work and Family in Transition deals with the relationship between work and family in North America and Europe. The course pays special attention to Sweden and the particular conditions that prevail here. The course addresses a number of themes, including: demographic change and its effects on family composition and the labour market; gender relations in the labour market; the effects of conflict between work and family life; and the division of paid and unpaid labour in families
Expected learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the student will: be familiar with, and able to describe research on the relations between work and family in Europe and North America be able to reflect on, and discuss the factors affecting the relationship between the labour market, family life and demographic change be able to use the knowledge aquired during the course to describe and discuss, in writing and orally, a relevant theme in some depth.
Required Knowledge
Basic eligibility ......................................................................................................
Form of instruction
The course content is delivered through lectures, seminars, group exercises, and individual presentations. Attendance at seminars and at individual presentation sessions is 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: 2009 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
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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