Class
Session |
Topic
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Readings/Web Pages |
#1
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Overview of Course &
Requirements |
Skolnick & Skolnick:
#1, #2
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#2
-#3
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Changing Gender Roles
Complete Online Student
Contact Form (#2)
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Skolnick & Skolnick:
#8, #9, #10
In the Mix: Gender Roles (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/educators/lessons/cliques1/gender.htm
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#4
|
Sexual Revolution and Its
Impact on the Family
Sign on to Google Groups and
Post Introduction (#4)
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Skolnick & Skolnick:
#12, #13, #16
The Battle over Same-Sex Marriage (PBS):
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/gay_marriage/ |
#5
|
Family
as a Rite of
Passage
|
Skolnick & Skolnick:
#15, #16, #34
Cultural Riches (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/culturalriches.html
Rites of Passage in America, The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
http://www2.hsp.org/exhibits/Balch%20exhibits/rites/rites.html
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#6-#7
|
The
Family Lifecyle
Written Assignment #1Due (#7)
|
Skolnick & Skolnick:
#3, #25, #27, #32, #33
Multigenerational Familes (Generations United)
http://www.pbs.org/americanfamily/gap/multi.html
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#8
|
Review and Midterm
|
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#9
|
Courtship and Marriage
|
Skolnick & Skolnick: #14,
#17, #21,
Making Marriage Work (PBS):
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/welfare/jan-june02/marriage_5-14.html#
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#10
|
Becoming Parents Families
with Young Children
|
Skolnick &
Skolnick: #22, #24, #36
PBS Parents Child Development
http://www.pbs.org/parents/childdevelopment/ |
#11
|
Impact of Divorce and
Remarriage on the Family
|
Skolnick & Skolnick: #18,
#19, #20
Its My Life Video (PBSKids)
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/video/index.html
Watch the video Dealing With Divorce.
In the Mix (PBS) Divorce and Stepfamilies: Breaking Apart,
Coming
Together http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/shows/show_divorce.html
Watch the three show clips (button on upper right of page).
|
#12
|
Transformation of
Children to Adolescents
|
Skolnick & Skolnick:
#11
Its My Life Video (PBSKids)
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/video/index.html
Watch the videos: Rumors & Gossip, Bullies, and Crushes.
The Lost Children of Rockdale County
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/georgia/
View the video clips of the teen interviews and the excerpt from the
film.
|
#13
|
Impact of Work on Family
Written
Assignment #2 Due
|
Skolnick & Skolnick: #26,
#28, #29
WOUB (NPR) Transitions: Women Returning to Work After Childbirth.
http://woub.org/intouch/010401.html
Watch the video.
Families and Work Institute
http://www.familiesandwork.org/
Juggling Work and Family (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/workfamily/aboutProgram_story.html#boston
Read the five summaries.
http://www.pbs.org/workfamily/clip.html
Watch the videos. |
#14
|
Death and
Serious Illness in the Family
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Caregiving with Eyes Wide Open (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/witheyesopen/watch_movie.html
View the home movie video clip.
Difficult Decisions with Eyes Wide Open (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/witheyesopen/intensive_common_bonds.html
View all three video clips of the Suen and Bermann families, and their
difficult decisions
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#15
|
Review and Final Exam
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