The Burgess-Allen Family: Rashad Burgess, Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen III, and their daughter Caylee. (Image courtesy of Trent Kelley on flickr. License CC BY-NC-SA.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Heather Paxson
MIT Course Number
21A.111J / WGS.172J
As Taught In
Spring 2016
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Through investigating cross-cultural case studies, this course introduces students to the anthropological study of the social institutions and symbolic meanings of family, gender, and sexuality. We will explores the myriad forms that families and households take and considers their social, emotional, and economic dynamics.
