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STRESS AND RESILIENCE IN FAMILIES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

HDFS 516
Course Description

Examines family stress and resilience across the life cycle from psychological, sociological, and biosocial perspectives. Explores research relating to normative and non-normative family stress and resiliency factors. Topics include parenting, poverty, violence, work-family balance, aging, health and wellness and others.

Prerequisties

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.21

-11.43% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

2.23% from Historical

A Rate
38.71%

-39.21% from Historical

Class Size
31

-22.25% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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