RACE, FAMILY & THE STATE

CHICLA/LEGALST/SOC 440

An examination of ethnicity, race, and justice, with a specific emphasis on US Latinos, the largest minority group in the United States.

LAW 937

Addresses the fundamental and evolving issues arising when adoptive families are created by law and considers the historical, societal and geopolitical elements shaping adoption law. Study state, federal and international regulations governing adoption, including constitutional limitations on regulation and practice. Examine the role and ethical obligations of attorneys, social workers and physicians in adoption practice. Examine the legal system's regulation of "gray market" adoptions and explore current challenges related to adoption of Native American children and the Indian Child Welfare Act, adoption by queer individuals, adoption of children from foster care, and openness in adoption.

SOC 640

Examines family life from a sociological perspective, drawing on insights from demography, economics, history and anthropology. Considers theories and empirical evidence about families as social institutions; patterns of family change; and families and inequality.

HDFS 174

An introduction to racially and culturally diverse families with application to personal life. Focuses on structural factors impacting all families, such as demographic, economic, and historic trends, which illuminate the similarities and distinctions among and within racial and ethnic groups.

HDFS 474

Examines the diversity of family life and human development across and within racial ethnic groups in the United States as shaped by race, ethnicity, culture, biculturalism, and the social contexts of history, economics, immigration, and socio-political conditions.