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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-23-1995 |
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CFS157
1995 Fall - 9999 |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Marriage
and Family Life |
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Study of marriage and the family as a social system,
including models of family analysis, intra- and interpersonal relations, and
cross-cultural and historical patterns. Prerequisites: None. Course
Attribute(s): General Education Designation: Social and Behavioral
Sciences - [SB] |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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CFS157 1995
Fall - 9999 |
Marriage and Family Life |
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Define the family and evaluate alternative family forms.
(I) |
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2.
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Analyze significant family functions as they apply to a
variety of cultures. (I) |
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Describe basic methods of family analysis and identify
strengths and limitations of each method. (I) |
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Determine specific factors that invalidate research. (I) |
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Evaluate major conceptual frameworks. (I) |
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6.
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Describe basic changes in the family from pre-industrial
times to the present. (I) |
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Evaluate functions of dating practices in a variety of
cultures and in various periods of United States history. (II) |
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Identify major sexual value systems and describe their
effect on dating behavior. (II) |
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Compare and contrast infatuation and love, and describe
basic theories of love. (II) |
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Describe major mate selection theories. (II) |
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Identify and describe personal and legal issues that
should be addressed in a contemporary marital contract. (II) |
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Identify predictors of marital satisfaction. (III) |
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Evaluate gender role changes over the last three decades,
indicating possible causes. (III) |
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Describe
positive and negative impact of traditional and egalitarian role expectations
and evaluate their effect on marital relationships. (III) |
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Describe major styles of communication and analyze their
effect on marital relationships. (III) |
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Identify issues affecting marital adjustment and describe
their impact on marriage. (III) |
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Analyze the effect of sexual values and behavior on
marital adjustment and intimacy throughout the marriage. (III) |
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Analyze the impact of childbirth, parenting, stepparenting, and the empty nest on marital adjustment.
(III) |
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Describe causes and consequences of family violence and
resources available for victims of abuse. (III) |
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Compare and contrast the legal issues involved in the
death/divorce of a spouse. (IV) |
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Use case analysis on bereavement to analyze the stages of
grief. (IV) |
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Describe factors that lead to successful adjustment to the
realities of divorce or bereavement. (IV) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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CFS157 1995
Fall - 9999 |
Marriage and Family Life |
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I. Institutional analysis A. Definition of
"family" including various subcultures in the United States 1. Analysis of alternative
family functions 2. Cross-cultural
assessment of family functions B. Methods of family
analysis 1. Strengths and
limitations of each method 2. Discrimination between
valid and invalid research C. Conceptual frameworks 1. Underlying assumptions
of each framework 2. Interrelationship of
frameworks in forming hypotheses D. Historical perspective
of the family by decade 1. Correlation between
social change and family function 2. Projections for the
family of the 21st century based on historical antecedents II. Dating and mate
selection A. Functions of dating
practices 1. Cross-cultural and
historical assessment 2. Projection of future
trends B. Sexual value systems and
their effect on behavior C. Definitions of love D. Sociological,
psychological, and socio-biological mate selection theories and their impact
on marital satisfaction E. Premarital contracts III. Marital adjustment A. Predictors of marital
satisfaction B. Historical and
cross-cultural perspectives on role expectations: assessment of evolving
gender roles C. Styles of spousal
interaction and their effect on marital adjustment D. Impact of job stress,
economic strain, retirement, personal value differences, and relationships
with other people on marital adjustment E. Impact of sexual values
and behavior on marital adjustment F. Effect of childbirth and
parenting on marital adjustment G. Step family
readjustments H. Causes, types, and
consequences of family violence; options for victims of family abuse IV. Marital dissolution
through divorce or death of a spouse A. Legal issues B. Stages of grief C. Factors leading to
positive personal adjustment to loss D. Comparison of adjustment
issues involved in divorce and bereavement |