1)Identify marriage patterns of monogamy, polygamy, polyandry, and polygyny.
2) What is the preferred marital arrangement in the world? Identify serial monogamy or modified polygamy. What is our marriage system in the U.S.?
3)Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of survey research method used in marriage and family studies.
4) Describe the four sources of power in relationships associated with conflict theory and discuss how gender shapes the family experience under feminist perspective.
5)Discuss the colonial family as an economic and social institution.
6) Describe the effects of industrialization on the family and demographic change in contemporary marriages and families.