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SOCI-230 Family Interaction
Spring only
Although this course necessarily includes a careful consideration of broad social trends and influences on families, a major emphasis is placed on family dynamics among family members in at least three generations of the same families. We also examine the effectiveness of conceptualizing families as relatively closed social systems with repeated patterns of behavior in the context of varied social classes, races, ethnic groups, and sexual orientations. Frames of reference used for readings, class discussions, and research are based largely on Murray Bowen's family systems theory and sociological perspectives.
Required Readings:
1) Stephen A. Anderson and Ronald M. Sabatelli. 2007 (4th edition). Family Interaction: A Multigenerational Developmental Perspective. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
2) Roberta M. Gilbert. 2004. The Eight Concepts of Bowen Theory: A New Way of Thinking About the Individual and the Group. Falls Church, VA: Leading Systems Press.
Students will also compile their own bibliographies for their research papers.
Course Grade:
1) 20% Midterm Exam: two essays typed as take-home exam.
2) 60% Seminar participation; reviews of required readings; reviews of additional individually-selected books and articles for research papers; research paper reports, outlines, and drafts.
3) 20% Final research paper (20 pages).
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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