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Lecture Schedule

Week One:

Jan 5   Introduction

Kucznyski  Preface -Introduction and Overview

Week Two:

Jan 12  Conceptual Frameworks in the Study of Parents and Children

Required Reading
Kucznyski  Part 1 Chapters One and Two

Suggested Reading:
Tilleczeck  Chapter One pp. 3-19; 
Socha and Stamp Chapter One pp. 1-17
Handel et..al. Part I
Corsaro Chapter One
Ishwaran  Part II Chapters 1 & 3
Ambert “Child Effect: What is this: An Introduction” pg 1-10

Week Three:

Jan 19 Developmental Nuero Science, Developmental Change

Required Reading
Kucznyski  Part One Chapters 3 &4

Suggested Reading:
Tilleczek Chapter Two pp. 20-32

Socha and Stamp Chapter Two pp.19-38

Ambert, “The Neglected Perspective’ pgs. 13-29
 Handel Chapter One
Corsaro Chapter 3
Ishwaran Part I Chapter 1
Hill and Hansen “Conceptual Frameworks”
The identification of conceptual frameworks utilized in family study
R Hill, DA Hansen - Marriage and Family Living, 1960 - JSTOR

Week Four

Jan 26  Perspectives on Children’s Agency

Required Reading
Kucznyski  Part 2 Chapters 5 and 6

Suggested Reading:
Tilleczek Chapter Three pp.33-49;
Socha and Stamp pp. 38- 80
Ambert “Determinants of Child Effect” pgs. 31-47
Ambert “Lets Not Forget About Genes” pgs. 183-195
Handel Chapter Two
Suggested:  Corsaro Chapter 2
Ishwaran Part II Chapter 7
 
Week Five: 

Feb 2  Family Processes

Required Readings: 
Kucznyski Part 2 Chapters 7 and 8

Suggested Readings:
Tilleczech Chapter Four pp.50-62
Socha and Stamp pp. 80-105
Ambert “Areas of Parents Lives”  pg. 49-67
Handel Chapter Three
Corsaro Chapter 4 :Ishwaran Chapter 14

Week Six:

Feb 9Parental Agency

Required Reading:
Kucznyski Part 3 Chapters 9 and 10

Suggested Reading:
Tilleczech Chapter Five pp. 66-86
Socha and Stamp  pp. 105-131
Ambert “Children with Behavioural and Emotional Problems” 69-87
Handel Chapter Four
Corsaro Chapter Four
Ishwaran Chapter 5

Week Seven

Feb 23  Effective Socialization Family

Required Readings:
Kucznyski Chapters 11 and 12

Suggested Readings:
Tilleczech Chapter Six pp.87-105
Socha and Stamp  pp. 133-170
Ambert “Adolescent Parents and Delinquency” pgs. 89-105
 Handel Chapter Five
Suggested: Corsaro Chapter 6
Ishwaran Chapter 15

Week Eight :

Mar 1 Schools

Requird Reading
Kucznyski Part 4 Chapters 13 and 14

Suggested Readings:
Ambert “The Effects of Peers on Parents” pgs.107-120
Tilleczech Chapter Seven pp.108-127
Socha and Stamp  pp.
Handel Chapter Six
Corsaro Chapter 7
Ishwaran Chapter Chapters 1 and 10

Week Nine:

Mar 8  Peer Groups

Required Reading:
Kucznyski Part 4 Chapters 15 and 16

Tilleczech Chapter Eight pp.128-142
Socha and Stamp  pp. 171-206
Ambert “The Effect of Children’s Peers on Parents”

Suggested Reading:
Handel Chapter Seven
Suggested:  Corsaro Chapter 8
Ishwaran Chapters 9 & 16

Week Ten 
Mar 15  Parents, Children and Media

Required Readings
Kucznyski Part 5 Chapter 17 and 18

Suggested Reading:
Socha and Stamp  pp. 206-239
Ambert  “ Professionals and Parents” pgs. 123-137
Handel Part III Chapters Nine, Ten Eleven

Week Eleven A: 

Mar 22 Parents, Children and Outside Community 

Required Readings:
Kucznyski Part 6 Chapters 19 and 20

Suggested Reading:
Socha and Stamp  pp. 239-282 
Ambert “Immigrant and Minority Parents” pgs. 153-165
Ishwaran Chapter 18                          

Week Eleven B: 

Mar 22 Future Studies

Required Readings
Kucznyski Part 6 Chapter 21

Suggested Readings:
Socha and Stamp  pp. 2 286-351
Ambert “Adoptive Parents” pgs. 167-181
Ambert “What is wrong with parents today
Handel Part IV
Suggested: Corsaro Chapter 12

Week Twelve:

Mar 29
FINAL EXAM IN CLASS

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