SFL 205
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Home and Family Living
Family Life
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Course Description
Principles for creating an optimal home environment for individual, marital, and family development; secular and sacred significance of temporal activities in the home; the influence of context and family processes on outcomes.
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Home and Family Living Content and Theory
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate understanding of major concepts, theories, and research related to:
- the routines and rituals of the home and their importance in giving structure for family living
- family living skills in the home
- family living challenges, especially coping mechanism in times of stress
- how the physical home gives structure to family living
- personnel development that contributes to successful home and family living
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Application of Home and Family Living Research
Learning Outcome
Critically evaluate and apply various home and family research to students' present and future families.
By the end of the class students will:
- demonstrate that they can make a wise home purchase decision
- demonstrate that they can make a wise automobile purchase decision
- develop healthy family rituals and routines
- anticipate coping strategies for family challenges
- create a personal development plan that will positively influence home and family
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Effective Writing, Analysis, and Application
Learning Outcome
Through class assignments students will demonstrate their ability to synthesize and evaluate research, and apply this research to healthy home and family living
