Consideration will be given to the formation of the research problem, sampling procedures, questionnaire and index construction, interviewing, data analysis, and interpretation. A study of the institution of the family, including courtship and marriage. An analysis of marriage and family life trends with a special emphasis on a Christian framework. An overview of the field of gerontology. The study includes an examination of aging in relation of sociology, psychology, biology, law, political science, literature, religion, recreation, and health.
Special emphasis is placed on social gerontology from a Christian perspective.
Spring, odd-numbered years. This course analyzes the role that mass media plays in shaping our culture and is shaped by our culture. The philosophical, economic, political, and social dimensions of mass media will be examined. A study of deviant behavior by the legal minors in contemporary society, factors and conditions contributing to delinquency, control and treatment of offenders, and programs for prevention. An interdisciplinary course emphasizing the psychosocial development of the child from conception through preadolescence.