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 6: Family Conflict and Dissolution Unit Goals and Objectives   Understand the nature and content of stressor and/or crisis-provoking events affecting the family; be familiar with the ABCX model of stress; be acquainted with the nature and extent of family violence; be familiar with divorce rates and consequences in other countries as well as in the US.; be able to distinguish different types of marriage dissolution Reflect upon your experience: Have you personally known anyone who has suffered from family violence? How did it happen and what actions were taken? What of divorce? Observe family troubles on and off campus. Lecture Notes     Assigned Readings Chapter 16 Family Crisis and Violence Chapter 17 Divorce and Remarriage   Activities Interview emergency room nurses and physicians, police officers, or counselors at spouse abuse shelters about their experiences. Familiarize yourself with the divorce laws and procedures in California. Video: Pain Game (divorce)   Exercises Read Brenda D. Phillips, "Teaching About Family Violence to An At-Risk Population: Insights from Sociological and Feminist Perspectives," Teaching Sociology, 1988 (Vol.16, No.3: 289-293) and examine family violence experienced by you or someone you know.   Discussion Groups  Topics for discussion: COW What is known about the link between cohabitation and domestic violence? What are the social costs of the extensive pattern of spouse and partner abuse occurring in our society? Has the "no fault" divorce law led to an increase in the incidence of divorce?   Web Resources   Divorce Divorce Primenet Townhall Factsfam Stanford Cmhc Family Violence Paladin Global Fam-viol Violence Cybergrrl Childsab Student Death/Widowhood WidowNet Hospice Grief Sibling Fam-div       Library Resources     Assessment     OVERVIEW / CALENDAR / INSTRUCTOR / RESOURCES / SYLLABUS / COURSE UNITS DEPARTMENT / CSUS Page updated: February 7, 2000