Teaching about Marriage, Partnership, and Family Life from a Global Perspective
Title
Teaching about Marriage, Partnership, and Family Life from a Global Perspective
Description
Maria Schmeekle, Professor of Sociology at Illinois State, teaches family studies through a global lens. She began experimenting with a global/transnational/comparative approach in her Marriage and Family class. This kind of approach felt vital to her in a world that is increasingly interconnected, a world that we are sending students out to navigate. In this article, she offers some valuable tips.
Creator
Maria Schmeekle, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at Illinois State Unversity
Date
April 04, 2012
Identifier
teaching-about-marriage-partnership-and-family-life-global-perspective
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Citation
Maria Schmeekle, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at Illinois State Unversity, “Teaching about Marriage, Partnership, and Family Life from a Global Perspective,” NCFR Online Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://archive.ncfr.org/ncfr-community-blog/teaching-about-marriage-partnership-and-family-life-global-perspective.