CFS220

Analyze major concepts, issues, and theories in parent-child relations from birth to adulthood.

Identify factors that facilitate or hinder positive parent-child interaction.

Analyze the family’s role in socialization.

Evaluate current research on issues pertaining to parent-child relations.

Describe the dynamics of family relationships and analyze the impact of those family relationships on individuals as they grow to adulthood.

Examine the history of childrearing at the global level.

Describe the interaction between family issues and individual development in relation to parent-child relationships.

Analyze parenting within various family structures and family situations.

Examine and analyze the influence of culture and society on child rearing.

Evaluate, analyze, and apply the course material to parenting situations.