Marriage and Family Interaction
Summer 2021: TA under Dr. Jacob Priest
Course Description
This course examines contemporary marriage, family structures, lifestyle choices, and marriage and family research. This is a course on the nature of relationships, how families function, issues that families generally encounter, and how they change over time. We will explore the diverse experiences of families in America through different lenses with an emphasis on personal choices, marital adjustments, conflict management, parenting decisions, communication, and changes resulting from divorces, widowhood, and remarriage.
Topic areas include: human sexuality, communication skills, partner selection, parenting, and divorce.
Course Objectives
Within this course, students will:
This course examines contemporary marriage, family structures, lifestyle choices, and marriage and family research. This is a course on the nature of relationships, how families function, issues that families generally encounter, and how they change over time. We will explore the diverse experiences of families in America through different lenses with an emphasis on personal choices, marital adjustments, conflict management, parenting decisions, communication, and changes resulting from divorces, widowhood, and remarriage.
Topic areas include: human sexuality, communication skills, partner selection, parenting, and divorce.
Course Objectives
Within this course, students will:
- develop frameworks for understanding diverse perspectives of families.
- explore personal values and choices regarding relationships and family life.
- explore factors involved in partner selections and family functioning.
- explore factors contributing to relationship issues.
- explore and engage in discussions about various different views, opinions, and beliefs about couples and families.
Prerequisite Courses
None
Prerequisite Skills
Basic computer skills that are commonly required for online courses, such as typing.
Software and Technology
A computer with a stable internet connection
Required Online Textbook
Relate: Sex, Intimacy, and Conflict
by Jacob Priest, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams, and Abigail Lee
https://pressbooks.uiowa.edu/relate/