FS 5003.50 - Lifespan Human Development

Berger, K. S. (2008). Developing person through the lifespan. 7th ed. Worth. ISBN: 0-7167-6072-X

FS 5023 - Family Sexuality

Davidson, J. K., Sr., & Moore, N. B. (Eds.). (2005). Speaking of sexuality: Interdisciplinary readings (2nd ed.). Los Angeles: Roxbury. ISBN 1931719381

FS 5123.50 - Theories of the Family

Boss, P. G., Doherty, W. J., LaRossa, R., Schumm, W. R., & Steinmetz, S. K. (Eds.) (1993). Sourcebook of family theories and methods: A contextual approach. New York: Springer. ISBN: 978-0306442643

FS 5221.50 - Seminar in Family Sciences

Christ, F.L., & Ganey, L.R. (2007). 100 things every online student ought to know. Williamsville, New York: Cambridge-Stratford Institute.
ISBN#: 0935-637-34-6

American Psychological Association (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

This style guide is also called APA Manual 5th Edition or APA-5. The option of spiral binding is recommended!

FS 5693 - Research Methods in Family Sciences

Babbie, E. (2007). The practice of social research (11th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth. ISBN: ISBN 0495266167

Levitt, S. D., & Dubner, S. J. (2005). Freakonomics: A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything.

FS 5833.50 - Family Economics

Ehrenreich, B. (2001). Nickel and dimed: On (not) getting by in America. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN: 0-8050-6389-7 (paperback)

Schor, J. B. (1998). The overspent American: Why we want what we don’t need. New York: Harper Perennial. ISBN: 0-06-097758-2 (paperback)

Seccombe, K. (2007). Families in poverty. New York: Pearson. ISBN: 0-205-50254-7 (paperback)

Warren, E., & Tyagi, A. W. (2005). All your worth: The ultimate lifetime money plan. New York: Free Press. ISBN: 0-7432-6987-X

Syllabi are added as they become available. Blackboard course shells are typically open a few days before the start of semester (but that varies from one professor to the next).

Summer 2008
FS 5153.50 Family Changes and Diversity
FS 5903.50 and higher sections Special Topic: Statistics

Spring 2008
FS 5003.50 Lifespan Human Development
FS 5023.50 Family Sexuality
FS 5123.50 Theories of the Family
FS 5221.50 Seminar in Family Sciences
FS 5693.50 Research Methods
FS 5833.50 Family Economics

Fall 2007
FS 5123.50 - Theories of the Family
FS 5153.50 - Family Changes and Diversity
FS 5221.50 - Seminar in Family Sciences
FS 5233.50 - Communication in Marriage and Family
FS 5533.50 - Parenting Education
FS 5823.50 - Families and Public Policy
FS 5843.50 - Teaching Family Sciences