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Introduction to Course |
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| 2 |
The Origin of the Family |
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| 3 |
The Family in the Past I |
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| 4 |
The Family in the Past II |
Due: First reader response |
| 5 |
Definition of the Family I |
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| 6 |
Definition of the Family II
Film: Small Happiness |
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| 7 |
Definition of the Family III: Culture and Ideology |
Due: Second reader response (on Wolf) |
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Definition of the Family IV: Ethnic and Social Class Variability |
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| 9 |
Definition of the Family V: Gay and Lesbian Families; Adoption |
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| 10 |
The Effects of Changing Gender Roles on the Family |
First written assignment due in class |
| 11 |
Sexuality: The Social Context I |
Due: Third reader response |
| 12 |
Sexuality: The Social Context II
Film: Asian Heart |
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| 13 |
Marriage: Definitions, Functions, Variability |
Due: Fourth reader response |
| 14 |
Parenting |
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| 15 |
Parenting: Changes
Film: Daddy & Papa |
Second written assignment due in class |
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Parenting: Problems |
Due: Fifth reader response |
| 17 |
Divorce I |
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| 18 |
Divorce II |
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| 19 |
Violence in the Family |
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| 20 |
Economic Issues and Problems I: Work - at Home and in the Workplace |
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| 21 |
Economic Issues and Problems II: Economic Change |
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| 22 |
Economic Issues and Problems III: Poverty, Genteel and Brutal |
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| 23 |
Economic Issues and Problems IV: Differential Rates of Poverty in Racial and Ethnic Groups |
Third written assignment due in class |
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conomic Issues and Problems V: Diversity in Families |
Due: Sixth reader response |
| 25 |
The US and Sweden ("The Ultimate Welfare State") Compared |
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| 26 |
The Longer Life Span
Film: Number Our Days |
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