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11.2: Outcome: Marriage and Family

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    Define marriage and family

    In this section, you’ll learn how family is defined and how family dynamics are changing and evolving.

    What you’ll learn to do:

    • Describe society’s current understanding of family
    • Recognize changes in courtship, marriage and family patterns
    • Differentiate between lines of decent and residence

    Learning Activities

    The learning activities for this section include:

    • Reading: Defining Family
    • Reading: Marriage and Courtship Patterns
    • Reading: Lines of Descent and Family Stages
    • Self-Check: Marriage and Family
    Supplemental Material

    Watch this video about perceptions on modern dating and consider how you might respond to these same questions about relationships.

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