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HDFS 528 parenting
2 hours (seminar)
Fall Semesters (even-numbered years)
Course Objectives
Explores how parenthood has been conceptualized and investigated in human development, family studies, and related disciplines. Major theoretical perspectives and emerging lines of research will be reviewed.
Topics
- Theoretical models
- Parental style
- Parental beliefs and cognitions
- Parental identity
- Fathering
- Coparental and socisl network influences
- Diverse parenting contexts: lesbian/gay, signle parent, teen
- Socioeconomic and ethnic-cultural influences
Graded activities
- Reaction papers (2)
- Seminar paper