Family & Consumer Sciences
Relationships and Parenting
Outline
Course Description: This course is designed to help students
think through the responsibilities, satisfactions, and stress of adult relationships.
Many types of parenting styles are examined. The roles of community and social
situations are explored. Special attention is given to the needs of teenage
parents and to the importance of the readiness for parenthood. Learning
experiences will focus also on the knowledge, skills, and understandings needed
by families for their role as a consumer, their consumer rights and responsibilites, the force of supply and demand, and the
management of resources related to the family.
Text:
Married and Single Life by Riker and Brisbane
Grading: Students grades will be determined by tests,
daily work, projects, and laboratory experiences.
EXTRA
CREDIT: Extra Credit work will be available to students each grading period.
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Chapter |
Subject |
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1 and 2 |
Your Personality Your Development Your Future |
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5 |
Your Future |
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6 |
Communicating Effectively |
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13 |
Friendships |
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14 |
Dating |
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15 |
Love and Commitment |
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16 |
Sexuality in Relationships |
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19 |
Marriage Customs and Laws |
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20 |
The Decision to Marry Wedding Notebook |
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21 |
Successful Marriages |
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23 |
Parenting Decisions |
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24 |
Becoming a Parent |
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26 |
Responsible Parenting |
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22 |
Divorce and Remarriage |
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12 |
Facing Family Challenges |
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Semester Review Semester Exam |
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