EDU 655 - Families in Society (CCI; S-CI)

3 Hour(s)

Explores contemporary family issues from the perspective of educators and public and social service workers. Reviews the history of the American family. Considers current family issues and questions related to dynamics and values, cross-cultural perspectives, alternative structures (including teen pregnancy, single parent families, etc.), and poverty (including homelessness, welfare reform, etc.). Examines changing roles of parents, feminization of poverty, divorce, child care outside the home, and family educational and social policies. In addition to academic sources, topics are explored through modern fiction and the media.