Oct 17, 2026  
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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SOC 340 - Sociology of Human Reproduction


A study of the links between biological reproduction and the socioeconomic and cultural processes that affect and are affected by it. The history of the transition from high levels of fertility and mortality to low levels of both; different kinship, gender, and family systems around the world and their links to human reproduction; the value of children in different social contexts; and the social implications of new reproductive technologies.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): one D.E.C. F or SBS course or U3/U4 status

Offered: This course is offered as both SOC 340 and WST 340 .

DEC: H

SBC: STAS



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