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		<title>Runner-Up Essay</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah Galazen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[7. Compare and contrast the rewards and costs of children.
     The costs of children may fall under 2 categories: direct financial costs and opportunity costs.  Direct financial costs include out-of-pocket expenses, such as food or clothing.  Opportunity costs are lost opportunities for income by working less or not at all because of children.  Children have many needs, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=famsoc.wordpress.com&blog=2481923&post=923&subd=famsoc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[6. Compare and contrast population growth in developed and developing countries.  What is China doing to curb population growth?  What have been the consequences of their program?
     In developed countries around the world, fewer babies are being born.  Developed countries replacement rate is not being fulfilled.  On average people are having 1.2-1.7 kids when the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=famsoc.wordpress.com&blog=2481923&post=920&subd=famsoc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[6. Compare and contrast population growth in developed and developing countries.  What is China doing to curb population growth?  What have been the consequences of their program?
     In general, developed countries tend to have a much lower fertility rate than developing countries.  This is because family planning is less common in developing countries and children [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=famsoc.wordpress.com&blog=2481923&post=917&subd=famsoc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah Galazen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2. How has/is the institution of marriage changing?
    Marriage has changed greatly over the past centuries from colonial times up until now.  In colonial times marriage was mainly for economic purposes and personal survival.  The husband and wife were seen as &#8220;one&#8221; though the husband made all the decisions of the household.  Wives did not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=famsoc.wordpress.com&blog=2481923&post=913&subd=famsoc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Compare and contrast two different patterns of courtship and mate selection from among those presented in Seccombe&#8217;s textbook.  Be specific about the similarities and differences in the two patterns. 
     Two patterns of courtship and mate selection that were presented in our textbook are arranged marriages and relatively free mate selection.  Both processes have good [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=famsoc.wordpress.com&blog=2481923&post=910&subd=famsoc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>P3 (All topics)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The goals of Assignment P3:

To study the process of family formation: how people meet and come together
To consider differences across culture or subculture, including across time
To apply the criteria of scientific observation
To link the concepts (theories) and findings (facts) from the textbook with observed data

Assignment P3 has two components: observation and analysis

Observation phase gathers data [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=famsoc.wordpress.com&blog=2481923&post=906&subd=famsoc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Edith Bogue</dc:creator>
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I thought you might be interested in this news report, out today:
U.S. 30th in Global Infant Mortality &#8211; ABC News.
Using 2005 data:
&#8220;Too many U.S. babies are born too soon each year and don&#8217;t live to celebrate their first birthday. This finding underscores the importance of supporting research to help us learn what causes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=famsoc.wordpress.com&blog=2481923&post=903&subd=famsoc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Office Hours, week of November 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Edith Bogue</dc:creator>
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My schedule has been changed for next week because of several meetings that were scheduled.
Here are the revised Walk-In Office Hours:

Monday Nov 2:  none, classes not in session
Tuesday Nov 3:  9:30-10:30 a.m. in Tower 3652
Wednesday Nov 4:  1:30-2:30 p.m. in Tower 3652
Thursday Nov 5: 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Tower 3652
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		<title>Extra Credit #3</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Edith Bogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are Extra Credit opportunities that I know about:

Tues 27 Oct: Crossing the Line Video (about protests at the School of the Americas)  featuring Susan Sarandon, Martin Sheen and several CSS students at 7:00 in Tower 3150.
Thurs 5 Nov:  &#8220;The U.S. and the Muslim World: A New Beginning?&#8221; Dr. Fawaz Gerges, Chair of Middle Eastern [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=famsoc.wordpress.com&blog=2481923&post=897&subd=famsoc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Objectives &#8211; Chapter 8</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Edith Bogue</dc:creator>
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Marriage License from 1883
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The Learning Objectives for Chapter 8 of the textbook

Define a social institution and give several examples.
Explain why the family is a social institution and what purposes it serves for society.
Define the term &#8220;cultural universal&#8221; and explain why marriage is one.
Describe the current practice of marriage, and how it has changed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=famsoc.wordpress.com&blog=2481923&post=557&subd=famsoc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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