OVERVIEW CALENDAR INSTRUCTOR PEOPLE RESOURCES SYLLABUS COURSE UNITS DEPARTMENT CSUS	Soc 166 The Family California State University, Sacramento	Unit 1: Getting Started Unit 2: The Family Institution Unit 3: Conjugal Relationship Unit 4: Parent-Child Relationship Unit 5: Extended Family  Unit 6: Family Conflict and Dissolution  Unit 7: Family and Other Institutions  Unit 8: Alternative Family Patterns
	Unit 4: Parent-Child Relationship Unit Goals and Objectives   Be familiar with the major shifts that occur with the transition to parenthood; understand social consequences of parenthood; be familiar with family size and related factors; be able to define socialization and know theories of socialization. Reflect upon your experience as you have grown up: In what way has your personality been affected by the socialization process you have undergone? Observe parent-child relationships on and off campus. Lecture Notes     Assigned Readings Chapter 13 The Parental System Chapter 14 Parent-Child Relation   Activities Visit the Child Care Center and observe adult-child interaction. Visit the teenage mothers support groups and report to the class. Video: World of Ideas (child-rearing)   Exercises Vocalize your impressions of the many social pressures that motivate people to have children. Reflect on ways in which males are taught to play instrumental roles and females to play expressive roles.   Discussion Groups  Topics for discussion: COW If unwed parenthood is no longer most prevalent among teenagers, compared with other age categories, why should we be concerned about pregnant teens and their children? What are some areas in which technology is entering into the parental system? What will be their social implications? What do the available research findings tell you about the process by which voluntarily childless couples decide not to have children? How does the "imagery" surrounding child development vary from culture to culture?   Web Resources Parenting Personal Family-kids Parentspace Child birth Child care Research Nccichome Readroom Socialization Child Support Support Programs Single Parenthood unwed mothers Fam-kids mothers sinpar Teenage pregnancy pregnant teenbirth teenfact fam-kids Father role       Library Resources  Lloyd Saxton, The Individual, Marriage, and the Family, Wadsworth, 1990. Arlene Skolnick, The Intimate Environment, Scott, Foresman, and Company, 1988.   Assessment     OVERVIEW / CALENDAR / INSTRUCTOR / RESOURCES / SYLLABUS / COURSE UNITS DEPARTMENT / CSUS Page updated: February 7, 2000