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Dynamics of Family, Relationship & Intimacy
AC 20
8 credits
This AC explores and develops new models of family and intimacy that function in an ever-changing, hyper-connected yet fragmented world. Students will encounter a broad range of human and societal development theories; understand how family rules, myths, and beliefs contribute to an individual's beliefs about the world, circumscribe behavior, and create self-fulfilling prophecies; explore attitudes and stereotypes regarding the sexes; apply systems theory to recognize patterns in their relationships with family and others; and orient to developmental principles that can shift families and groups into higher levels of functioning. No prerequisite.
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