SFL 351

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Social Development

Family Life College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Course Description

Processes and sequences of social development across childhood and adolescence in areas such as attachment, the self, emotions, achievement, gender, aggression, and pro-social behavior as socialized by parents, siblings, peers, the media, and schools.

When Taught

Fall and Winter

Min

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

0

Other Prerequisites

SFL 210 or concurrent enrollment.

Note

Offered by BYU Independent Study; enroll anytime throughout the year; one year to complete; additional tuition required; register at is.byu.edu.

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Content and Theory

Learning Outcome

Acquire a base of knowledge of how family, peer, and media socialization affects the social development of children and adolescents. Critically examine principles that are useful in caring for the children under your stewardship.

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Research and Evaluation Methodologies

Learning Outcome

Develop academic reading skills via frequent exposure to professional research articles. Critically evaluate several central debates that are currently being debated in child psychology (particularly regarding child socialization).

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Effective Writing and Analysis

Learning Outcome

Develop professional writing skills by working with writing fellows and your instructor to produce a high-quality review of research in a particular domain of social development and/or socialization research. Develop the ability to translate empirical knowledge for a lay-audience by working with writing fellows and your instructor to produce a high-quality lay-audience brochure/article.