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HDFS 334 - Family and Parenthood Across the Life Cycle

  • 3 credits
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Practical, theoretical, and empirical information on the dynamics of family and parenthood across the lifespan. Emphasis on understanding how families and parents in diverse ecological and social contexts experience their roles and relationships. Exploration of factors that contribute to risk as well as evidence-based practices to support and enhance family systems and parents.

Course Learning Objectives

  1. Differentiate among theoretical perspectives associated with parenting and how they shape family dynamics or parenting practices. 
  2. Examine how diverse family structures as well as social and cultural factors influence family functioning and parenting. 
  3. Evaluate parenting styles, discipline, and communication strategies across developmental stages from infancy to adult children. 
  4. Identify family processes and contextual factors that serve to strengthen families and those that put families at-risk. 
  5. Identify evidence-based practices and interventions that support the unique needs of diverse family structures across multiple contexts. 

Prerequisite

HDFS 101 (Lifespan Development (GT-SS3)) or PSY 100 (General Psychology (GT-SS3)); Sophomore standing.

Textbooks and Materials

Please check the CSU Bookstore for textbook information. Textbook listings are available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.

Instructors

Dr. Julie Taylor-Massey
Dr. Julie Taylor-Massey

julie.taylor@colostate.edu

Dr. Julie Taylor-Massey is part of the senior teaching faculty in HDFS. She has extensive teaching experience both on-campus and from a distance, having co-taught her first resident instruction class in 2001 and been involved in the launch of the first online courses offered by the department in 2006. Since 2010, she has specialized in teaching in the online format. Julie has been recognized with multiple teaching honors including the CSU Online Innovative Educator Award as well as been nominated for that award several times. Her interests include adolescence and early adulthood, the influence of technology on well-being, and online pedagogy. In addition to her time in the virtual classroom, she collaborates with an education publishing service to update and create lifespan development teaching and learning resources.