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Learning Objectives Chapter 14
After reading this chapter, you should understand the following: 1. How are divorce rates measured? 2. How do divorce rates vary across cultures? 3. How have divorce rates varied historically in the United States? 4. What factors are associated with … Continue reading
Learning Objectives Chapter 13
After reading this chapter, you should understand the following: 1. Why gender-based violence is an international human rights issue. 2. How Americans define and measure family violence. 3. The patterns underlying dating and spousal violence. 4. The nature of child … Continue reading
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Learning Objectives – Chapter 12, Aging Families
After reading this chapter, you should understand the following: How is the demographic of the United States and of the world changing? What are the reasons for the growth in the proportion of older persons? What is meant by the … Continue reading
Learning Objectives: Chapter 11 – Work
These are the Learning Objectives defined by Karen Seccombe, your textbooks author. Note that they are quite similar to the areas you studied in groups – the summaries of which are posted on the blog. After reading this chapter, you … Continue reading
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Learning Objectives – Chapter 10 – Raising Children
Image via Wikipedia What is meant by the “transnational family”? What are current trends in childrearing found in both industrial and nonindustrial societies? What similarities and differences do you see between industrial and nonindustrial socieities? What is meant by socialization … Continue reading
Learning Objectives – Chapter 9
Image via Wikipedia Following are the Learning Objectives for Chapter 9 in the textbook: 1. What is meant by “pronatalism”? 2. What are current population trends in the United States and worldwide? 3. How have fertility rates fluctuated historically in … Continue reading
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Learning Objectives – Chapter 8
Marriage License from 1883 Image via Wikipedia 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 … Continue reading
Retroactive Extra Credit Opportunity
I discovered that the College Learning Outcomes opportunity closes on October 31. If anyone completes the CLA, it can count for Extra Credit in the previous Exam period (i.e., you can have Extra Credit for the CLA and for three … Continue reading
Learning Objectives – Chapter 7
Image by Lester Public Library via Flickr These are the learning objectives for Chapter 7 – some of the narrative questions on the next exam will be based on these. 1. How do patterns of mate selection and courtship vary … Continue reading
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Tagged Cohabitation, Objectives, Sexual orientation, Sexuality, Study
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Learning Objectives – Chapter 6
Following are Learning Objectives for Chapter 6 on Race and Ethnicity In what ways is the United States becoming increasingly diverse? What are current trends in immigration to the United States? What is the difference in the terms race, ethnicity, … Continue reading
