Mar 29, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 [Archived Catalog]

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CFS 4660 - Transitions in Development: Middle and Later Life


Focuses on older persons in the context of family life. Students will examine the following topics as they relate to aging and families: historical perspectives, demographic trends, theoretical frameworks, research methods, intimate relationships, intergenerational relationships, and life course transitions. Particular attention will be given to the multiple contexts affecting and being affected by families in middle to later life. Students also will have the opportunity to participate in a service-learning project that complements the course content and allows for reflection on personal development as it relates to the concepts learned in class.

Requisites: C or better in (CFS 2700 and 2710) and (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will apply concepts and methods learned in class to the life experience of individuals in families at middle and later life.
  • Students will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics and processes of families in middle and later life.
  • Students will explain family changes that occur with development in middle and later life.
  • Students will participate in a service-learning project working with older adults in the community.
  • Students will recognize diversity in families as shaped by gender, race or ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation.



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