CHAPTER 7: Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations and the fully Functioning Person The First Years

WEEK 7: Marriage and Family

CHAPTER 2: Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage and the Family

CHAPTER 10: The Challenge of Parenthood

Exam I

WEEK 8: Problems, Problems and More Problems

CHAPTER 14: Family Crises

Film: Patch of Blue

WEEK 9: It’s Over, It’s Over

CHAPTER 15: The Dissolution of Marriage

CHAPTER 16: Remarriage: A Growing Way of American Life

WEEK 10: CHAPTER 3: Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

Complete all films and special presentations

TEXTBOOK: Human Intimacy: Marriage, the Family, and Its Meaning 10th Edition, by Frank D. Cox. Published by Wadaworth, Cengage and Learning.

CLASS STRUCTURE

This course is sectioned into various themes. Text book chapters are collapsed into topic themes for each week of the class sessions. Because the professor is concerned with students gaining knowledge and retaining various course concepts and theories; additional resources will be used to help explain and expand the understanding of course materials. As appropriate class discussions may be adjusted to allow for student development. To this end, students are encouraged to ask questions, seek additional information and be prepared to discuss course reading assignments.

Students should attend all classes promptly and fully prepared. No unexcused absence shall be accepted. No cuts are automatically allowed—each student is expected to attend class, participate in class discussions, and fulfill course requirements by established deadlines. The instructor maintains attendance and class participation records, and believes absences or conspicuous silences reflect a lack of reading and responsibility.

Participation may include but is not limited to answering or raising questions, bringing to class printed information relevant to class topics, and sharing via e-mail useful announcements or web sites about relevant social issues.

Students are required to take all exams and quizzes. Without a valid excuse, a grade of 0 will be assigned for missed work.

Cell phones and beepers must be turned to the off position during class time. Lap top usage is limited to taking class notes and text messaging is not allowed. Violation of these policies will result in a deduction of three points from your grade per incident.

Class presentations must be presented on the assigned date or two points will be deducted each class session following the due date.

Students who miss class should first consult with a reliable classmate to determine what occurred in class. Toward this end, each student should collect names and phone numbers of a reliable classmate at the beginning of the semester. Students are held responsible for learning about any changes to the syllabus, revisions in assignments, changes in due dates, handouts, etc., which may occur during class. Once having determined what occurred during the missed class, students may schedule a conference or send an e-mail message to the professor to gain further explanation or clarification.

Students are invited to meet with the instructor by appointment to seek detailed explanation of assignments, lectures, or class discussions. Students may also discuss methods for developing research projects. Conferences cannot replace classes. Students who receive a grade below "C" on an exam or assignment should schedule a conference within one week after receiving the grade. The student has sole responsibility for initiating this conference with me.

Cheating/plagiarism of any kind will result in a grade of "0" for the assignment.

1. 90-100
2. 80- 89
3. 70- 79

4. 60- 69

1. F.    59-below

Students must abide by policies in the Clayton State University Student Handbook  and the Basic Undergraduate Student Responsibilities.