• The student should be able to analyze the role of the family in society from the functionalist, conflict, and interactionist perspectives

• The student should be able to describe the attitudes of people in the United States toward marriage and how those attitudes have changed over time.

• The student should be able to analyze the extent of divorce in modern societies, state who is at risk of experiencing divorce, and describe its effects on people and society.

• The student should be able to describe the diverse family lifestyles that are found in modern societies and explain some of the reasons why they exist.

• The student should be able to describe the nature and extent of violence in the family and the social conditions that produce it.

• The student should be able to describe the images of families that are portrayed in the media and how those images influence people.

• The student should be able to discuss what changes will likely occur in the future to the family as a social institution in modern societies.

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