Every student is required to comment on the readings on our e-mail discussion list. These will be collected throughout the semester on days noted on the schedule. Graduate students are expected to discuss more readings in a more thorough manner than undergraduates. In addition to learning about the relationships among gender, work and family issues in the U.S. and various countries through theoretical and empirical readings, students will prepare a research paper. The issues to be examined may include historical patterns, policies, and statistics on work and family characteristics.
Suggested topics are forthcoming.
You examine existing contemporary data to answer a research question about an aspect of gender, work and family for a country not covered in class. You compare two countries, at least one of which is not covered in class , with respect to a research question related to gender, work and family, either historically or in the present. After getting your research idea approved, you will turn in parts of the project on the due dates to get my suggestions for revision. The final paper with all parts is due at the end of the semester. They are also required to present their paper in class for another grade at the end of the semester.