| 1 | Introduction to Course | |
| 2 | The Origin of the Family | |
| 3 | The Family in the Past I | |
| 4 | The Family in the Past II | Due: First reader response |
| 5 | Definition of the Family I | |
| 6 | Definition of the Family II
Film: Small Happiness | |
| 7 | Definition of the Family III: Culture and Ideology | Due: Second reader response (on Wolf) |
| 8 | Definition of the Family IV: Ethnic and Social Class Variability | |
| 9 | Definition of the Family V: Gay and Lesbian Families; Adoption | |
| 10 | The Effects of Changing Gender Roles on the Family | First written assignment due in class |
| 11 | Sexuality: The Social Context I | Due: Third reader response |
| 12 | Sexuality: The Social Context II
Film: Asian Heart | |
| 13 | Marriage: Definitions, Functions, Variability | Due: Fourth reader response |
| 14 | Parenting | |
| 15 | Parenting: Changes
Film: Daddy & Papa | Second written assignment due in class |
| 16 | Parenting: Problems | Due: Fifth reader response |
| 17 | Divorce I | |
| 18 | Divorce II | |
| 19 | Violence in the Family | |
| 20 | Economic Issues and Problems I: Work - at Home and in the Workplace | |
| 21 | Economic Issues and Problems II: Economic Change | |
| 22 | Economic Issues and Problems III: Poverty, Genteel and Brutal | |
| 23 | Economic Issues and Problems IV: Differential Rates of Poverty in Racial and Ethnic Groups | Third written assignment due in class |
| 24 | conomic Issues and Problems V: Diversity in Families | Due: Sixth reader response |
| 25 | The US and Sweden ("The Ultimate Welfare State") Compared | |
| 26 | The Longer Life Span
Film: Number Our Days | |