SYG 2430 - Marriage and Family

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2024 (640)

Requisites

(Prerequisite ENC 0025 and
Prerequisite REA 0017) or
Prerequisite EAP 1695 or
Prerequisite appropriate score on the SPC placement test.

Course Description

The social institution of marriage and family serves as a basic unit of social structure. This course deals with the following topics: human sexuality, pair relationships, love, communication, the dynamics of marital interaction, and established lifestyles. This course focuses on paired relationships and family relationships over the lifespan.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will recognize human sexuality as an integral part of everyone by:
    1. describing male and female sexual response.
    2. identifying stages and reactions to pregnancy and childbirth.
    3. listing methods of contraception.
    4. identifying types of venereal diseases and their progressive stages.
  2. The student will analyze the nature of human love by:
    1. distinguishing major theories and models of love relationships.
    2. comparing the physical and psychological factors inherent in love.
  3. The student will examine the origins and functions of the American family by:
    1. distinguishing social changes that have affected the American family and the various forms it has taken.
    2. explaining the functions of the family in the provision of affection, security, and support for its members.
    3. investigating current pressures and problems affecting the American family and its individual members.
  4. The student will assess contemporary American lifestyles in a changing society by:
    1. describing established American lifestyles.
    2. distinguishing various dynamics of paired relationships.
    3. identifying possible strengths and weaknesses inherent in paired relationships
  5. The student will critique effective communication skills necessary for healthy couple and family relationships by:
    1. explaining the stages and elements involved in the process of communication.
    2. determining skills and techniques that may be adopted for successful communication.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

Revised 7/1/83 Revised 8/84 DBT 11/15/84 Effective Session 19841 DBT 8/25/92 Effective Session 19922 3 YR C&I Review 1992-93 DBT 1/24/96 Effective Session 19961. 3 Year Review 2000. SCNS.Effective 20011. 3 Year Review 2004. Amend prereq add REA0002, effective 8/20/07, 20071(0385). 3 Year Review 2008. Amended prerequisites effective 20112(0450).
C&I Approval: 02/17/2024, BOT Approval: 03/19/2024, Effective Term: Fall 2024 (640)