| 1 | Introduction to Course (PDF) |
| 2 | The Origin of the Family (PDF) |
| 3 | The Family in the Past I (PDF) |
| 4 | The Family in the Past II (PDF) |
| 5 | Definition of the Family I (PDF) |
| 6 | Definition of the Family II |
| 7 | Definition of the Family III: Culture and Ideology (PDF) |
| 8 | Definition of the Family IV: Ethnic and Social Class Variability (PDF) |
| 9 | Definition of the Family V: Gay and Lesbian Families; Adoption (PDF) |
| 10 | The Effects of Changing Gender Roles on the Family |
| 11 | Sexuality: The Social Context I (PDF) |
| 12 | Sexuality: The Social Context II |
| 13 | Marriage: Definitions, Functions, Variability (PDF) |
| 14 | Parenting (PDF) |
| 15 | Parenting: Changes (PDF) |
| 16 | Parenting: Problems (PDF) |
| 17 | Divorce I (PDF) |
| 18 | Divorce II (PDF) |
| 19 | Violence in the Family (PDF) |
| 20 | Economic Issues and Problems I: Work - at Home and in the Workplace (PDF) |
| 21 | Economic Issues and Problems II: Economic Change (PDF) |
| 22 | Economic Issues and Problems III: Poverty, Genteel and Brutal (PDF) |
| 23 | Economic Issues and Problems IV: Differential Rates of Poverty in Racial and Ethnic Groups (PDF) |
| 24 | Economic Issues and Problems V: Diversity in Families (PDF) |
| 25 | The US and Sweden ("The Ultimate Welfare State") Compared (PDF) |
| 26 | The Longer Life Span |