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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PBH 575 Family in Contemporary Society

(3 credits)
The course focus is on a study of the structure and function of the family in American contemporary society. This course covers the developmental stages of the family, life experiences and perspectives that create variations in family structures and dynamics. Contemporary challenges to the historical concepts of family that create new evolutionary patterns in family structure and connectedness are examined. Within this framework, the impact of public health needs, initiatives, and policies as they relate to the functionality of the family and ways that “family” influences the direction of public health are also explored. The course views family in contemporary society through both the psychosocial lens and public health lens and begins the discussion about the reciprocal interactions between health and individuals, families, and society.