Issues in Contemporary Childrearing
Read pp. 142 – 152 in Sociology of Families which reviews how parenting is related to gender, social class, immigrant and transnational status, and sexual orientation.
• Summarize what you saw as two key points or research findings from one or two of the following sections: Parenting as a Gendered Practice Parenting Ideologies and Social Class Immigrant and Transnational Parenting Gay and Lesbian Parenting
• Then, discuss how the information relates to your own experiences, someone you know, or a person in the media (i.e., a movie, TV show, someone in the news, etc.).