PROSEMINAR IN PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS
DEP-5315
Gordon Finley
Tuesday
2:00-4:45
Fall, 2003
TEXT:
Bornstein, M. H. (Ed.)
(2002).Handbook of Parenting, Volume 3, Being and Becoming A Parent,
Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates
(ISBN:0-8058-3780-9).
(B)
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This proseminar consists of an examination of several key issues in the Psychology of Parent-Child Relations. It also serves as one of the required proseminars for our Ph.D. Program in Life-Span Development. It is structured as a discussion seminar with readings assigned for each meeting, a take-home "think" examination, and an oral seminar presentation.
The seminar will have four
primary foci: (a) Given our location, we will look at cultural influences on
parent-child relations and caregiving; (b) given the tremendous success of the
Human Gemone Project, we will look at genetic influences on parent-child
relations; (c) given the instructors current research interests, we will examine
the issues involved with fathers, children and divorce; and (d) we also will
look at two family forms which currenty are “hot” topics - the very high
frequency family of divorce and the much lower frequency adoptive family. The
amount of reading will vary from week to week.
Seminar sessions will consist of a discussion of the readings assigned
for that session. It is critical
that you read carefully, think about, and come to each session prepared to
discuss the readings and related theoretical and methodological issues. Students evaluation will consist of
seminar discussion (30%), a take home exam (40%), and an oral seminar
presentation of an independent project (30%). The independent project should: (1)
Focus on a narrow subtopic within the general framework of the seminar; (2)
review and critically evaluate the relevant literature; and (3)
design a new study based on your review and critical evaluation of
the literature. The format for the
oral presentation should be that of a research proposal. The topic must be a new one for
you. You may not choose a
topic you have worked on previously.
Please give me a title and paragraph on your proposed presentation by
10/01. Depending on the number of students, the presentations will be between 15
and 30 minutes.
The readings assigned for this seminar will be found in the text noted above and online on the library web page under FIU Course Reserves on Web LUIS under DEP 5315.
PREREQUISITE:
Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
TENTATIVE SEMINAR OUTLINE
|
DAY |
SEMINAR
TOPIC |
READINGS |
|
8/26 |
Introduction; Family
Research & Policy; Pre-school in 3 cultures |
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|
9/02 |
Historical &
Cultural Influences on Parenting
|
Schwalb, "Modern
Japanese Fathers"(RESF189.42); French, "History of Parenting"(RESF
189.58). Harkness and
Super"Culture and Parenting" (RESF 189.59); Werner xerox, "Child
Nurturance in Other Cultures" (RESF 189.01). |
|
9/09 |
Transition to
Parenting; Parental Development and Personality |
B Chs 12, 13, &
14 |
|
9/16 |
Motherhood and
Fatherhood |
B,Chs1&2;Marsiglio, et al,“Scholarship On
Fatherhood in the 1990's and Beyond”; Lamb, the Emergent American
Father(RESF 189.37) Silverstein & Auerbach “Deconstructing the
Essential Father (RESF 189.70) |
|
9/23 |
Marriage, Divorce,
& Co-Parenting |
B, Chs 3&9;
Amato “The Post Divorce Society”, Finley “The Best Interest of the Child
and the Eye of the Beholder”. |
|
9/30 |
Fathers, Children,
and Divorce |
Thompson,“The role of
the father after
divorce”; Hetherington & Stanley-Hogan,The effects of divorce on
fathers and their children”; Finley & Schwartz, xerox, “Father hunger,
divorce, family court, and the reconstruction of the essential
father.”Finley “Father-Child Relationships Following Divorce”,
TBA |
|
0/07 |
Adoptive Parenthood
and the
Reproductive Technologies |
B, Ch 11;
Brodzinsky, et al “Parenting Adopted
Children(RESF 189.23);Finley,“On individual
ddifference,choice,selection,and complexity in adoption research”.
Finley,“Children Of Adoptive Families”. |
|
10/14 |
Stigmatized
Families: Adolescent, Single, Gay/Lesbian |
B, Chs
4,6,10 |
|
10/21 |
Non-Parental
Caregiving |
B, Chs
5,7,8 |
|
10/28 |
Cognitive
Parenting |
B, Chs
15,18,19 |
|
11/04 |
Nature, Nurture, and
Psychoanalysis Distribute Take Home Exam |
B,Ch20;Cadoret
“Biologic Perspectives,on Adoptee Adjustment (RESF 189.47); Rose, “Genes
& Human Behavior”; Gottesman & Goldsmith “Developmental
Psychopathology of Antisocial Behavior.” |
|
11/11 |
Veteran’s Day
Holiday Work on Take-Home Exam |
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|
11/18 |
Take Home Exam
Due (by 4:45 at place to
be specified) |
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|
11/25 |
Presentations |
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12/02 |
Presentations |
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|
12/09 |
Presentations
(Note: For 12/09 there is a time change to 15:30-18:15. Be
sure you have No exam schedule conflict. |
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