The course includes such topics as courtship, marriage, parenting, the aging family, and family crises.
Emphasis is placed on applying research findings to personal decisions about intimate relationships.
Three objective, multiple choice exams will be given. Exams will cover the textbook and lectures. The final exam is comprehensive, but emphasizes new material covered since the second exam. Several pop quizzes will be given throughout the semester at the discretion of the professor. The quizzes will cover lecture and readings and will be given during the first 15 minutes of the class period.