Marci Gleason

The goals of this course are: 1) students gaining an understanding of family relationships across the lifespan with a particular focus on relationship development and maintenance, and the transition to parenthood, 2) students learning how to apply theory and studies discussed in class to real world phenomena, and 3) students becoming familiar with the methodologies used by social scientists to understand family life. As an introductory course, we will not spend much time on any particular topic, but rather will touch on many of the major areas of the field. As everyone has relationships, everyone tends to think they are an expert on the topic and, at the same time, hopeless at relationships. It is likely you are neither of these things. I will be emphasizing research in the field of relationship science and the implications of that research. I hope we will have lively discussions regarding these topics, but please make an effort to differentiate opinion from evidence-based analysis. In addition, we will be discussing ways that individuals can implement what they learn in class to promote healthier relationships in their lives and in the lives of others.

The process of family interaction over the life cycle. Application of research findings to the understanding of relationships.

This course will be oriented around your gaining an understanding of family relationships across the(relationship) life span, but with a particular focus on relationship development, maintenance, and parenting. Asan introductory course, we will not spend much time on any particular topic, but rather will touch on many of themajor areas of the field. Each of these topic areas could easily take entire summer sessions to cover in depth; mygoal is for you to leave the class with a broad understanding of the field as well as an appreciation for the theoriesand research that guide our understanding of the topic. Throughout the course, I will stress the importance ofutilizing sound research in the quest for understanding the development, maintenance, and dissolution of familyrelationships. You will be expected to learn numerous new concepts and be able to apply them to uniquesituations.

This course will be oriented around your gaining an understanding of family relationships across the (relationship) life span, but with a particular focus on relationship development, maintenance, and parenting. As an introductory course, we will not spend much time on any particular topic, but rather will touch on many of the major areas of the field. Each of these topic areas could easily take entire summer sessions to cover in depth; my goal is for you to leave the class with a broad understanding of the field as well as an appreciation for the theories and research that guide our understanding of the topic. Throughout the course, I will stress the importance of utilizing sound research in the quest for understanding the development, maintenance, and dissolution of family relationships. You will be expected to learn numerous new concepts and be able to apply them to unique situations.

This course will be oriented around your gaining an understanding of family relationships across the (relationship) life span, but with a particular focus on relationship development, maintenance, and parenting. As an introductory course, we will not spend much time on any particular topic, but rather will touch on many of the major areas of the field. Each of these topic areas could easily take entire summer sessions to cover in depth; my goal is for you to leave the class with a broad understanding of the field as well as an appreciation for the theories and research that guide our understanding of the topic. Throughout the course, I will stress the importance of utilizing sound research in the quest for understanding the development, maintenance, and dissolution of family relationships. You will be expected to learn numerous new concepts and be able to apply them to unique situations.

This course will be oriented around your gaining an understanding of family relationships across the (relationship) life span, but with a particular focus on relationship development, maintenance, and parenting. As an introductory course, we will not spend much time on any particular topic, but rather will touch on many of the major areas of the field. Each of these topic areas could easily take entire summer sessions to cover in depth; my goal is for you to leave the class with a broad understanding of the field as well as an appreciation for the theories and research that guide our understanding of the topic. Throughout the course, I will stress the importance of utilizing sound research in the quest for understanding the development, maintenance, and dissolution of family relationships. You will be expected to learn numerous new concepts and be able to apply them to unique situations.

This course will be oriented around your gaining an understanding of family relationships across the (relationship) life span, but with a particular focus on relationship development, maintenance, and parenting. As an introductory course, we will not spend much time on any particular topic, but rather will touch on many of the major areas of the field. Each of these topic areas could easily take entire summer sessions to cover in depth; my goal is for you to leave the class with a broad understanding of the field as well as an appreciation for the theories and research that guide our understanding of the topic. Throughout the course, I will stress the importance of utilizing sound research in the quest for understanding the development, maintenance, and dissolution of family relationships. You will be expected to learn numerous new concepts and be able to apply them to unique situations.