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2017-2018 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

WGS 333 - Mothers and Daughters

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: WMS 101 OR Permission of Instructor
Mother/daughter relationships: biological mothers and daughters, adopted mothers and daughters, motherless daughters. Explorations are based on a multicultural perspective. The course examines how culture, patriarchy, and stereotypes of the family affect mother/daughter relationships. Topics include competition between mothers and daughters, the women’s movement in their lives, feminist parenting, Lesbian mothers or daughters, and motherhood as an institution.
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