FS4S-0001Family Studies 40S
The Family Studies course provides skills and knowledge in the areas of parenting, relationships and the well-being of individuals and families. Students increase their knowledge of how individuals and families function in society during different stages of the life cycle. The purposes of the course is to help students understand their own and their family situations, help students appreciate the variety and diversity among families today, make students more conscious of the personal decisions they must make throughout their life and of the societal influences that affect those decisions. It consists of six units: development, personal development, relationships and life choices, parenthood and diversity in family and aging.
