STRESS AND RESILIENCE IN FAMILIES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

HDFS 664

Survey and introduction to children and families.

HDFS 765

Introduction to research on families and poverty. Learn how family behaviors vary by socioeconomic status; how romantic relationships, childbearing, and childrearing may be implicated in poverty; what the consequences of poverty are for family functioning and children; and about the role of policy in influencing families and poverty.

HDFS 869

Emphasis on theoretical explanations of family stress from various levels of analysis--individual, social network, family, community, and larger social context. Considers sources of stress and how families experience, respond to, cope with, and resolve stress.

HDFS 763

Examines physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development from adolescence through late life, emphasizing development in context. Covers developmental theory, research, and applications across life stages, including death and dying, with emphasis on relational approaches. Addresses individual, family, historical, and cultural influences on human development.

HDFS 174

An introduction to racially and culturally diverse families with application to personal life. Focuses on structural factors impacting all families, such as demographic, economic, and historic trends, which illuminate the similarities and distinctions among and within racial and ethnic groups.