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SOC 2143

Marriage and Family

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Course Description:

A study of the family as a cultural unit, the institution of marriage, the problems of parenthood and of social-economic adjustments to society. Three hours, 3 credits.

Textbook(s) and Material(s):

1. Marriages and Families

AUTHOR(S): David Olsen and John Defrain

ISBN: 9781259195327

EDITION (YEAR): 8th Edition (2014)

PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

1. The student will be able to explain some myths about family life in America.

2. The student will be able to describe the variability of family life in America (in reference to variations among societies/ within societies and between racial and ethnic families).

3. The student will be able to discuss gender roles as a foundation for heterosexual intimacy.

4. The student will be able to discuss the double standards that exist in our society as they relate to premarital and extra marital sex.

5. The student will discover the various steps that it takes to seek and nurture intimate relationships. These steps include:

• Getting to know someone else

• Developing a relationship

• Functions and patterns of dating

• Cohabitation vs. marriage

• The process of falling in love

6. The student will be able to discuss the consequences of jealousy.

7. The student will discover the various ways that different cultures select a life partner.

8. The student will summarize the different types of marriage.

9. The student will discuss the adjustments that couples must make for marriage.

10. The students will be able to distinguish between verbal and nonverbal communication.

11. The student will be able to explain communication as an interaction process.

12. The student will be able to list some styles of poor listening and some techniques to improve listening skills.

13. The student will be able to discuss Power in Marriage

14. The student will be able to list the types of power interaction in a relationship.

15. The student will be able to learn ways to fight fair in relationships.

16. The student will be able to discuss some challenges of dual-career families.

Attendance:

The nature of the educational programs at Coahoma Community College is such that it is necessary for every student to attend class regularly. Instructors will keep accurate class attendance records, and those records will become part of the student's official record. Regular class attendance and punctuality are expected. All arrangements for completing missed work are to be made with the instructor. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate these arrangements. Excessive absences may result in loss of credit for the course concerned as well as loss of grant refunds and/or financial aid eligibility.

• Day Class Attendance Policy: Students enrolled in academic, technical, and or career programs are limited to four (4) absences in a given course during a regular semester. A student is counted tardy if he/she is later than ten (10) minutes arriving to class. Three tardies shall constitute one absence.

• Evening Classes Attendance Policy: Students enrolled in evening courses are limited to three (3) absences in a given course during a semester. A student is counted tardy if he is later than ten (10) minutes arriving to class. Three tardies shall constitute one absence.

Make-up Policy:

Instructor is required to complete this section prior to presenting the syllabus to the students at the beginning of each semester.

Academic Dishonesty:

Cheating and plagiarism (the representation of someone else’s work as your own, usually by directly copying or paraphrasing without a reference to the original source) will not be tolerated. The penalty will be receiving a (0) for that assignment, without any possibility of make-up work or alternative assignments. Additionally, according to the Student Handbook, Such acts will be considered a severe infraction and carry a possible sanction of suspension in semester (s) length or expulsion. For a more in-depth explanation of academic dishonesty, see the Student Handbook.

Electronic Devices in Class:

The use of cellular phones, pagers, CD players, radios, and similar devices is prohibited in the classroom and laboratory facilities.

Non-Discrimination/Disability Policy:

Notice of Non-discrimination. Coahoma Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The institution has designated a Section 504/ADA/Title IX Coordinator. To address inquiries regarding the non‐discrimination policies, please contact Wanda Holmes 621-4853.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities. Coahoma Community College is committed to ensuring equal access to an education for enrolled or admitted students who have verified disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). College policy calls for reasonable accommodations to be made for eligible students with verified disabilities on an individual and flexible basis.

Any student enrolling in Coahoma Community College with a documented disability, who requests accommodations, must first provide a current evaluation of the disability from a medical professional. This documentation, which is required by federal guidelines, will remain on file with the Section 504/ADA/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Academic Affairs, 662-621-4853.

Instructional Techniques:

Instructor is required to complete this section prior to presenting the syllabus to the students at the beginning of each semester.

Method(s) of Evaluation:

Instructor is required to complete this section prior to presenting the syllabus to the students at the beginning of each semester.

(Method(s) of evaluation must measure the student learning outcomes listed above.)

Grade Scale:

Coahoma Community College changed from the 3.0 system to the 4.0 system effective, September, 1974. College students' academic progress is evaluated according to the following grading system.

|Grade |Scale |Quality Points |

|A – Excellent |90-100 |4.0 |

|B – Good |80-89 |3.0 |

|C – Average |70-79 |2.0 |

|D – Poor |69-69 |1.0 |

|F – Failure |Below 60 |0.0 |

SOC 2143 – Marriage and Family

Course Outline

This outline is intended as a guideline for the course. The institution and the instructor reserve the right to make modifications in content, schedule, and requirements as necessary to enhance each student’s educational experience and student learning outcomes.

Part One: The Social Context of Intimate Relationships

    Chapter One. Perspectives on Intimate Relationships

• Three Themes of Intimacy, Strengths, and Diversity

• Defining Marriage and Family

What Is Marriage?

What Is a Family?

• Trends in Marriage and the Family: Change and Continuity

Trends in Marriage and Cohabitation

Trends in Divorce and Remarriage

Trends in Family Structure

Continuity in Marriage and the Family

• Focus on Marital and Family Strengths

• Advantages of Marriage

• The Impact of the Social Environment on Relationships

Stress, Change, and Materialism

Lack of Time for Oneself and Significant Others

Increasing Use of Child Care Outside the Family

Instability of Couple and Family Relationships

Violence, Criminal Victimization, and Fear

Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

The Internet and Human Relationships

Changing Gender Roles and the Balance of Power

Urban Migration and Overcrowding

Financial Problems and the Global Economy

• Changing the Social Environment

• Positive Responses to the Social Environment

    Chapter Two: Cultural Diversity: Family Strengths and Challenges

• Cultural and Ethnic Identity

• U.S. Demographics and Future Trends

The Hispanic Population

The African American Population

The Asian American Population

The American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

What the Future Will Bring

• The Challenge to Researchers and Practitioners

• Cultural Competence

• Family Strengths and Sociocultural Characteristics Across Various Ethnic Groups

Three Family System Characteristics

Three Sociocultural Characteristics

• Family Strengths and Challenges Across Ethnic Groups

Strengths of White Families

Strengths of African American Families

Strengths of Latino Families

Strengths of Asian American Families

Strengths of American Indian Families

• Cross Cultural Family Studies

• Challenges for Ethnic Families

Assimilation, Acculturation, and Segregation

The Advantages of Being in the Majority

Marriage Outside the Group

Black-White Marriages

Relationships Between Men and Women

Relationships Between Parents and Children

    Chapter Three: Understanding Marriage and Family Dynamics

• Family Science: A Growing Profession

• Models of Couples and Families

The Family Systems Theory

Family Strengths Framework

Family Development Framework

Symbolic Interaction Framework

Social Construction Framework

Feminist Framework

• Three Key Relationship Concepts

Cohesion in Couples and Families

Flexibility in Couples and Families

Communication in Couples and Families

• Couple and Family Map

Balanced versus Unbalanced Families

Balanced Relationships more Healthy

Value of Couple & Family Map

• Family Dynamics in Television and Movies

Everybody Loves Raymond: A Rigidly Enmeshed Family

What About Bob?: A Rigidly Connected Family

The Osbournes: A Chaotically Enmeshed Family on MTV

Part Two: Dynamics of Intimate Relationships

    Chapter Four. Communication and Intimacy

• Couple Strengths and Issues in Communication

• Perspectives on Communication

Gender Differences in Communication

Cultural Differences in Communication

• Using Communication to Develop Intimacy

Communication as a Cooperative Endeavor

Content and Relationship Messages

Nonverbal Communication

Mixed Messages and Double Binds

Metacommunication: Clarifying Your Communication

• Using Communication to Maintain Intimacy

Speaking: The Art of Self-Disclosure

Listening: A Difficult Skill

Assertive, Passive, and Aggressive Communication

• Positive and Negative Communication Cycles

The Positive Influence of Assertiveness

The Negative Influence of Avoidance

    Chapter Five: Conflict and Conflict Resolution

• Couple Strengths and Issues in Conflict Resolution

• Conflict and Anger: An Overview

The Hierarchy of Conflict

Anger and Conflict Taboos

Myths, Theories, and Facts About Anger

• Intimacy and Conflict

Intimacy Breeds Conflict

Love and Anger in Balance

The Dance of Anger

Conflict and Supportiveness in Heterosexual, Gay, and Lesbian Couples

• Approaches to Conflict Resolution

Fighting Fairly

Constructive and Destructive Approaches

Styles of Conflict Resolution

Resolving Conflict: Six Basic Steps

    Chapter Six: Sexual Intimacy

• Sex and Society: An Overview

Sexuality, Sex, and Gender

Historical Perspectives on Sex and Society

Gay and Lesbian Couples

Sexuality Across Cultures

HIV/AIDS—More than 25 Years Later

• American Sexual Behavior

National Survey of Sexual Behavior

The ABC News Survey

Sexuality in the Later Years

Gay-Male and Lesbian Sexual Behavior

• Sexuality Education

Consequences of Inadequate Sexuality Education

Sexuality Education Programs

Sexuality Education and Parents

Is Sexuality Education Effective?

• Premarital Sexual Behavior

Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents

Sexual Behavior, Alcohol, and College

• Marital and Extramarital Sexual Behavior

Sex Within Marriage

Marital Styles and Sexual Behavior

Infidelity

• Toward Sexual Health

Sexual Problems and Dysfunctions

Sex Therapy

    Chapter Seven: Gender Roles and Power in the Family

• Intimacy, Strengths, and Diversity

• Gender Roles and Marriage

• Gender Roles

Distribution of Family Work by Gender

Emotion Work in Marriage and Family Life

Two Gallup Surveys of Male and Female Traits

Traditional Versus Contemporary Views of Gender Roles

The Move Toward More Equalitarian Roles

An International Perspective

• Gender Roles Across Ethnic Groups

Mexican American Culture

African American Culture

American Indian Culture

Asian American Culture

• Theories About Gender/Roles

Social Learning Theory

Cognitive Development Theory

Family Systems Theory

Feminist Framework

• Power in Families

The Three Faces of Power

Types of Power Patterns

Equalitarian Roles and Marital Satisfaction

Communication and Power Dynamics

Suggestions for Minimizing Power Issues

    Chapter Eight: Managing Economic Resources

• Money and Happiness

• Couple Strengths and Financial Issues

Diversity and Financial Style

• The Stresses of Finances

Finances: A Family Problem

Coping with Financial Stressors

The Cost of Divorce

• Why Do Finances Cause Problems?

Money: A Taboo Topic

Common Financial Pitfalls

The Meaning of Money

• Family Income and Expenses

Family Income

Annual Household Expenses

Family Net Worth

Does It Pay to Work Outside the Home?

• Smart Money Management

Creating a Budget

Pooling Money: Pros and Cons

How to Save Money

• Credit: Uses and Abuses

Credit Cards—Dangerous Plastic

Advantages and Disadvantages of Credit

Purchasing a Home

Credit Overextension

Avoiding Debt and Bankruptcy

Financial Counseling

Part Three. Stages of Intimate Relationships

    Chapter Nine: Friendship, Intimacy, and Singlehood

• Friends versus Lovers

the Fabric of Friendship

the Tapestry of Love

Contrasting Friends and Lovers

the Love Triangle

Three Perspectives on Love

Jealousy: A Green-Eyed Monster or Real Love?

• Exploring Intimacy: From Experience to Relationship

Paths to Intimacy Differ in Males and Females

Intimacy and Communication

Intimate Experiences Versus an Intimate Relationship

The Paradox of Marriage and Intimacy

• Developing Intimacy

Traits of Intimate and Nonintimate Relationships

Couple Relationship Strengths

• Intimacy Games

Constructive Intimacy Games

Destructive Intimacy Games

Limiting Destructive Games

• Being Single

Increase in Singlehood

Singlehood as an Alternative to Marriage

Characteristics of Successful Singles

Making Singlehood Work

    Chapter Ten: Dating, Mate Selection, and Living Together

• Courtship Patterns

Parent-Arranged Marriages

Dating: An American Creation

Hanging Out and Hooking Up: The Contemporary Trend

Internet Dating and Match-making Services

Dating Among Older People

• Criteria for Choosing a Mate

Physical Attractiveness

Age and Finding a Mate

Interracial and Interfaith Marriages

• Theories of Mate Selection

Homogamy Versus Complementarity

The Filter Theory

The Stimulus-Value-Role Theory

Reiss's Wheel Theory of Love

• Conflict and Violence in Dating

• Living Together

Cohabiting Dramatic Increase

Why Cohabiting is Increasing

Types of Cohabiting

Living Together is Replacing Dating

Cohabiting as Preparation for Marriage?

    Chapter Eleven: Marriage: Building a Strong Foundation

• Perspectives on Marriage Today

The Benefits of Marriage

The Decline in Marriage

• Formula for a Successful Marriage

• Reasons for Marrying

Positive Reasons

Negative Reasons

• Marriage Education

Premarital Education

What Constitutes an Effective Premarital Program?

Predicting a Successful Marriage

• Importance of Families of Origin in Marriage

Kathy's Family of Origin

Jim's Family of Origin

Goals for the Marriage

• The Wedding and Newlywed Years

The Wedding

The Transition of Marriage

• Keeping Marriages Strong

Five Types of Marriage

Changes in Marital Satisfaction Over Time

Why Marriages Drift Apart

Keeping Your Marriage a Top Priority

The Role of Forgiveness in Marriage

The Role of Sacrifice in Marriage

• Federal Healthy Marriage Initiative

Changes in Policy and State Laws to Strengthen Marriage

 

   Chapter Twelve: Parenthood: Choices and Challenges

• Roots and Wings

• Couple Strengths and Issues in Parenting

• The Challenge of Parenthood

Conventional Wisdom About Parenting

The Transition to Parenthood

Financial Issues and Children

• Adoption

• The Child-Free Alternative

• Styles of Parenting

Democratic Style

Authoritarian Style

Permissive Style

Rejecting Style

Uninvolved Style

Democratic Parenting Works Best

• Theories of Child Rearing

• Issues in Parenting

Discipline and the Lack of It Today

Corporal Punishment and Its Consequences

Child Care

Coparenting

Single Mothers

Gay and Lesbian Parenting

Fatherhood and Motherhood Today

When a Child Dies

    Chapter Thirteen: Midlife and Older Couples

Intimacy, Strengths, and Diversity

• Family Life in the Middle Years

Defining Middle Age

Middle Age: A Crisis or Opportunity?

The Middle-Aged Person and the Working World

Sexuality in Middle Age

The Middle-Aged Marriage

Increasing Divorce During the Middle Years

Empty Nest, Spacious Nest, or Cluttered Nest?

Caught in the Middle: The Sandwich Generation

Grandparenthood

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

• Family Life in the Later Years

Defining Old Age

Conventional Wisdom About Old Age

Retirement

Long-Term Marriage

• Changes in Family Dynamics in the Later Years

Part Four. Challenges and Opportunities

    Chapter Fourteen: Stress, Abuse, and Family Problems

• Intimacy, Strengths, and Diversity

• Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Couple and Family Stress

• Characteristics of Stress

The Curvilinear Nature of Stress

Stress and Life Events

Stress Pileup

Boundary Ambiguity and Family Stress

Stress Across the Life Cycle

Common Stressful Issues

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

A Roller Coaster Course of Adjustment

Family System Changes Before and After the 9/11 Attacks

• Family Coping Strategies

Theoretical Perspectives

Coping with 9/11

• Domestic Violence

Incidence of Domestic Violence

Diversity and Domestic Violence

National Survey of Domestic Violence

Relationship of Physical Abuse and Psychological Abuse

Factors Contributing to Domestic Violence

Patterns of Domestic Violence

Treatment and Prevention of Domestic Violence

• Physical Abuse and Neglect of Children

Incidence of Child Abuse

Impact of Abuse on Children

Transcending Abuse

Families at Risk

Treatment and Prevention of Child Abuse

• Sibling and Child-to-Parent Abuse

Sibling Abuse

Child-to-Parent Abuse

• Alcohol Problems in Families

Alcohol as a "Cause" of Family Violence

The Family's Reaction to Alcohol Abuse

Treatment and Prevention of Alcoholism

Acknowledging the Dangers of Legal Drugs

    Chapter Fifteen: Divorce, Single-Parent Families, and Stepfamilies

• Intimacy, Strengths, and Diversity

• Divorce in Today's Society

Statistical and Historical Trends

Legal Trends

• Understanding Divorce

The Culture of Divorce

Why Couples Divorce

Unhappy Versus Happy Couples

The Impact of Divorce on Parents

The Impact of Divorce on Children

Divorce in High Conflict versus Low

• Adjusting to Divorce

Emotional Divorce

Legal Divorce

Economic Divorce

Coparental Divorce

Community Divorce

Psychological Divorce

How Long Does It Take to Adjust?

• Single-Parent Families and Stepfamilies

Increase in Single-Parent Families

Family Terminology

Growing Family Complexity

Differences Between Nuclear Families and Stepfamilies

• Types of Single-Parent Families

Mothers with Custody

Fathers with Custody

Split Custody

Joint Custody

Coping Successfully as a Single Parent

• Stepfamilies

Stages in the Formation of a Stepfamily

Boundary Ambiguity of Stepfamilies

Stepfamilies in Later Life

Guidelines for Stepfamilies

    Chapter Sixteen: Strengthening Marriages and Families

• Couple and Family Strengths

• Premarital and Marriage Programs

Premarital Programs for Marriage

Couple Programs

• Marital and Family Therapy

Common Problems in Couple Relationships

Problems Related to Closeness and Flexibility

How Effective is Marital and Family Therapy?

Choosing a Marital and Family Therapist

Keys to Family Resiliency

Family Therapy Case Study

• Strengthening Your Marriage and Family Relationships

Building a Stronger Marriage

Building a Strong Family

• The Future of Your Family

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