Class Session	Topic	Readings/Web Pages
#1	Overview of Course & Requirements	Skolnick & Skolnick: #1, #2
#2 -#3	Changing Gender Roles Complete Online Student Contact Form (#2)	Skolnick & Skolnick: #8, #9, #10 In the Mix: Gender Roles (PBS) http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/educators/lessons/cliques1/gender.htm
#4	Sexual Revolution and Its Impact on the Family Sign on to Google Groups and Post Introduction (#4)	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
#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
#8	Review and Midterm
#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#
#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	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
#15	Review and Final Exam