CURRICULUM APPLICATIONS

Individuals and Families in a Diverse Society

Grade 12 University/College Preparation HHS4M

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The following description of a unit comes from the course profile Individuals and Families in a

Diverse Society, page 5.

Unit 4: Parent Child Relationships in a Diverse Society

Unit Description

Students examine and explore the development of the parent-child relationship. Students use knowledge of family theories gained in Unit 1 to analyse information from both a psychological and a sociological perspective. Issues, such as the role of parents and children within the family, socialization patterns, and parenting practices are examined within the contexts of various cultural perspectives and historical periods. Current issues such as divorce, reproductive technology, teen parenting, and child abuse are investigated in order to speculate on the significance of these trends for individual and family development.