MARRIAGE
AND FAMILY 209
Spring,
2004
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PART I: SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE—MARRIAGES AND
FAMILIES |
Week One: January 13/15
Tuesday: Course Introduction/A
Sociological View of Marriages and Families
Thursday: Conceptualization Issues/Sociological
Perspective
Chapter 1—The Changing Family pp. 1-10 and Reader: 1
Week Two: January 20/22
Tuesday: Marriages and Families—Important Issues
and Patterns
Chapter 1—pp. 10-23 and Chapter 18—The Family in the Twenty-First
century pp. 477-485 and
Reader: 24
Thursday: Marriages and Families—Diversity and
Similarity in Historical Perspective
Chapter 3—The Family in
Historical Perspective pp. 50-54 and pp. 61-69 and Reader:2
Week Three: January 27/29
Tuesday: Social Change and Diversity—Race,
Ethnicity, and Social Class
Chapter 12—Racial and
Ethnic Families: Strengths and Stresses pp. 305-322 and Reader: 4
Thursday:
Theory—Understanding and Explaining
Marriage and Family Life
Chapter 2—Studying
Marriage and the Family p[p 26-37 and Reader: 42
Week Four: February 3/5
Tuesday: Research
Methods—Getting Information on Marriage and Family Life
Chapter 2—pp. 37-47
Thursday: TEST
1
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PART II: GENDER, LOVE, MATE SELECTION, AND
SEXUALITY |
Week Five: February 10/12
Tuesday: Marriage and the Family—Gender Issues
and Gender Socialization
Chapter 4—Gender Roles
and Socialization pp. 73-90
Reader: 5 and 6
Thursday: Marriage, Family, and Society—Gender
Stratification
Chapter 4—pp.90-102
Reader: 31
Week Six: February 17/19
Tuesday: Experiencing Love/Theories of Love
Chapter 5—Love and
Loving Relationships pp. 106-121
Reader: 7 and 9
Thursday: Mate Selection—Processes and Outcomes
Chapter 7—Choosing Others:
Dating and Mate Selection pp. 173-190
Reader: 8 and 10
Week Seven: February 24/26
Tuesday: Singlehood
and Cohabitation
Chapter Singlehood,
Cohabitation, and Other Nonmarital Living
Arrangements
pp. 193-199 and pp. 203-213
Reader: 17
Thursday: Human Sexuality—Research Findings and
Interpretations
Chapter 6—Sexuality and
Sexual Expression Throughout Life pp. 131-142
Reference—Appendices B
and C
Reader: 11
Week Eight: March 2/4
Tuesday: Human Sexuality—A Life Course/Cycle
Perspective
Chapter 6—pp. 142-159
Reference—Appendices A,
D, and E
Reader: 29
Thursday: TEST 2
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PART III: THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE—MARRIAGE,
PARENTING, AND WORK |
Week Nine: March 16/18
Tuesday: Communication and Problem Solving in
Marriage
Chapter 9—Marriage and
Communication in Intimate Relationships pp. 216-228
Reader: 16 and 18
Thursday: Power and Conflict Issues in Marriage
Chapter 9—pp. 228-242
Reader: 46
PRESENTATION
Week Ten: March 23/25
Tuesday: Pregnancy and Becoming a Parent
Chapter 10—To Be or Not
to Be a Parent: More Choices, More Constraints pp.
245-257
Reader:
12 and 14
PRESENTATION
Thursday: Parenting Styles and Their Consequences
Chapter 10—pp. 264-272,
Chapter 11—Raising Children: Prospects and Pitfalls
pp.
275-279, and Chapter 17—pp. 458-464
Reader: 3 and 19
Week Eleven: March 30/April 1
Tuesday: Parenting Issues
Chapter 11—pp. 279-301
Reader: 15 and 21
PRESENTATION
Thursday: Work and the Family—Choices and
Constraints
Chapter 13—Families and
Work: Facing the Economic Squeeze pp. 333-343
Reader: 32
PRESENTATION
Week Twelve: April 6/8
Tuesday: Work and the Family—Internal and
External Consequences
Chapter 13—pp. 343-357
Reader: 47
Thursday: Review
PRESENTATION
Week Thirteen: April 13/15
Tuesday: Test 3
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PART IV: FAMILY ISSUES, FAMILY PROBLEMS, AND
FAMILY POLICY |
Thursday: Child Abuse and Neglect/Spouse Abuse
Chapter 14—Family
Violence and Other Crisis Related Issues pp. 366-393
Reader: 28
PRESENTATION
Week Fourteen: April 20/22
Tuesday: Marital Instability—Divorce: Causes
and Pattern
Chapter 15—Separation
and Divorce pp. 396-407
Reader: 34
PRESENTATION
Thursday: Consequences of Divorce: Ex-Spouses and
Children
Chapter 15—pp. 407-422
Reader: 35 and 36
PRESENTATION
Week Fifteen: April 27/29
Tuesday: Remarriages and Remarried Families
Chapter 16—Remarriage
and Stepfamilies: Life After Divorce pp. 426-434
Reader: 37 and 38
PRESENTATION
Thursday: Strengthening Marriages and Families: A
Healthy Variety, A Solid Foundation
Chapter 16—pp. 434-447
Reader: 45
FINAL
EXAM—AS SCHEDULED BY THE REGISTRAR
Monday,
May 3rd at