COURSE OUTLINE
 

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TEXTBOOK: COX, FRANK D. HUMAN INTIMACY: MARRIAGE, THE FAMILY AND ITS
MEANING, 2ND EDITION, 1989

INTRODUCTION
 

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO ACQUAINT THE STUDENT WITH VARIOUS ENCOUNTERS OF FAMILY LIVING WITH EMPHASIS ON DATING, COMPANIONSHIP, MARRIAGE, SEX EDUCATION, FAMILY PLANNING, PARENTHOOD, AND DIVORCE AS IT RELATES TO THE SOCIAL INSTITUTION.
 

DESCRIPTION OF SITUATION
 

A. TIME ALLOTMENT
1. THE CLASS MEETS THREE DAYS PER WEEK
2. EACH CLASS WILL COVER FIFTY-MINUTES
3. THE EVENING CLASS WILL COVER 3 HOURS ONE DAY A WEEK

B. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
1. FIRST AID ROOM
2. NATATORIUM
3. PHYSIOLOGY
4. INFIRMARY

C. NUMBER OF STUDENTS EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS NEEDED
1. THE CLASS CONSIST OF COLLEGE STUDENTS.
2. THE CLASS HAS A NEED FOR ORGANIZATION AND SKILLS IN PERSONAL HEALTH.

D. GROUP ORGANIZATION
1. THE CLASS WILL BE TAUGH IN A GROUP.
 
 

OBJECTIVES
 
 

1. TO AID THE STUDENT IN GAINING AN ADEQUATE UNDERSTANDING OF RELATIONSHIPS.

2. TO ASSIST THE STUDENT IN GAINING SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF RELATIONSHIPS.

3. TO HELP THE STUDENT GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES ABOUT SEX EDUCATION, FAMILY PLANNING AND PARENTHOOD

4. TO AID THE STUDENT IN THE REALIZATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF MARRIAGE AND/OR DIVORCE.
 
 

COMPETENCIES
 

UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE A STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
 

1. SELECT/DEVELOP AND SEQUENCE RELATED LEARNING ACTIVITIES APPROPRIATE FOR A GIVEN SET OF INSTURCTIONAL OBJECTIVES AND STUDENT LEARNING NEEDS.

2. DEMONSTRATE AN AWARENESS OF PATTERNS OF PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN STUDENTS.

3. ESTABLISH RAPPORT WITH STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM BY USING VERBAL AND/OR VISUAL MOTIVATION DEVICES.

4. PRESENT DIRECTIONS FOR CARRYING OUR AN INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY.

5. IDENTIFY AND/OR DEMONSTRATE BEHAVIORS WHICH REFLECT A FEELING FOR THE DIGNITY AND WORTH OF OTHER PEOPLE INCLUDING THOSE FROM OTHER ETHIC.

6. DEMONSTRATE INSTRUCTION AND SOCIAL SKILLS WHICH ASSIST STUDENT IN DEVELOPING A POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT.

7. IDENTIFY CAUSES OF CLASSROOM MISBEHAVIOR.

8. DEMOMSTRATE INSTRUCTION AND SOCIAL SKILLS WHICH ASSIST STUDENTS INTERACTING CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH THEIR PEERS.

9. FORMULATE A STANDARD FOR STUDENT BEHAVIOR IN CLASSROOM.
 
 

CONTENT OF UNIT
 

1. HUMAN INTIMACY: THE FAMILY AND ITS MEANING
A. THE CHANGE IN FAMILY LIFE.
B. IMPORTANT OF THE FAMILY
C. FAMILY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

2. PEOPLE LIBERATION: CHANGING MASCULINE AND FEMININE ROLES.
A. SEX IDENTITY DEVEIOPMENT
B. PROBLEMS RELATED TO SEX ROLES
C. SEX ROLE STEREOTYPES

3. AMERICAN WAYS OF LOVE
A. DEFINING LOVE
B. STYLES OF LOVE
C. LEARNING TO LOVE

4. AMERICAN DATING AND MAKE SELECTION
A. AMERICAN DATING
B. PREMARITAL SEXUALITY
C. MATE SELECTION

5.  Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations and the Fully Functioning Person
    A. Marriage
    B. Marriage Expectatiopn

6.  Communication in Intimate Relationships
    A. Communication Failure
    B. Developing Communication

7.  The Family as an Economic System
    A. Credit, Borrowing, and Installment Buying
    B. Effective Money Management

8.  The Subtle Revolution; The Working Woman
    A. The Working Wife
    B. Effective of Working Wife
    C. Household Activity

9.  Biological Foundation; sexuality
    A. Human Sexual Anatomy
    B. Physiology of Sexual Response
    C. Venereal Disease
 

10. Family Planning
    A. Birth Control
    B. Infertility

11. Human  Reproduction
    A. Conception
    B. Pregnancy
    C. Brith

12. The  Challenge of Parenthood
    A. Children By Choice
    B. Parental Effectivenes
    C. Growing Child in the Family

13. Familu Life Stages; Mid-Life Crisses to Surviving Spousc
    A. the Empty Nest
    B. Retirement
    C./ Loss of a Spouse

14. The Alternative
    A. Diversity of Life Styles
    B. Inclusive vs. Exclusive
    C. Cohabitation

15. The Dissolution of Marrige
    A. Legalities
    B. Emotonal Divorce
    C. Creative Divorce

16. Remarriage: The Growing Way of American Life
    A. Remarriage
    B.   Choose to Remain Single

17. Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment
    A. Qualities of a Strong Family
    B. Marriage Enrichment
 

EVALUATION
 

    Each student is required to take all examination, do outside reading and complete all special projects and assignments.
 

GRADING SCALE:

90 - 100%  = A
80 -  89%  = B
70 -  79%  = C
60 -  69%  = D
Below 60%  = F
 

Other Form Of Evaluation
 

Class Attendance;  Outside Reading:   Report and or Projects

Examinations
 

Incomplete Grade
 

   Incomplete grades will be given only if a student misses an examination who has an excuse from the Dean of Student and for some valid reson cannot make it up.
 

Assignments

   Dates will be given to students for special assignments to be turned in. Assignment will not be accepted after the assigned date unless the student has a valid excuse.
 
 

Plagiarism

   Plagiarism is to copy someone eles work and is grounds of receiving a "F" in the course.