SFL 335
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Family Adaptation and Resiliency
Family Life
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Course Description
Understanding family resiliency and building family strengths in normative transitions (birth, death, job) and nonnormative transitions (divorce, disability, remarriage, poverty, violence). Developing familial, social, religious, and instrumental resources to adapt positively to these transitions.
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
SFL 160 or concurrent enrollment
Note
Also offered by BYU Independent Study; enroll anytime throughout year; one year to complete; additional tuition required; register at is.byu.edu.
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Effective Writing and Analysis
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate improvement in course content writing skills.
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Content and Theory
Learning Outcome
Articulate the main conceptual frameworks which help us understand how families cope with stress.
Demonstrate how a wide range of life events influence families both positively and negatively.
Demonstrate what factors contribute to whether families respond positively or negatively to life events and transitions.
Understand and apply how gospel principles regarding the family, charity, faith and trials interconnect with scholarly research on family stress.
