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Ethics & the Family

Social Science - departmentSchool of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Description

A philosophical examination of the rights and responsibilities of parents and children, and of the rights and responsibilities of the state toward both, drawing on legal and non-legal case materials, as well as on classic and contemporary philosophical sources, and including a consideration of child abuse, foster care and adoption, divorce, and women's liberation and its effect on the family.

Instruction Modes

In-Person On-Campus

Grade Modes

Pass/Fail (P), Standard (S)

College/School

School of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Start Term

Fall 2026 Semester

Instructional Methods

Lecture (LC)

Course Attributes

Liberal Arts (LA)

Free Form Requirements

Prerequisite(s): course or the equivalent.

Cross-Listed With: course