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1、INTRODUCTIONTOINTIMATERELATIONSHIPSSpring2006SPCL091PSect16Tuesday6-8PMGrahamMemorial210StudentInstructors:CarolineOppenheimer(oppenca@email.unc.edu)andDaveSzwedo(szwedo@email.unc.edu)CourseWebsite:www.unc.edu/courses/2006spring/spcl/091p/016COURSEDESCRIPTION:Thiscoursewillrevie
2、wscientificresearchfindingsonmanyissuesrelatingtoromanticrelationships.Relationshipsareoftendepictedintelevision,movies,novels,andsongs,andasaresultweareinundatedwithstereoptypesandattitudesregardingloveandmarriage.Duringthecourseofthesemester,wewillcompareresearchwithourownexpe
3、ctationsofrelationshipsasperpetuatedbythemediaandothersources.Wewillexploresuchtopicsascommunication,conflict,love,andstressesandstrainsinrelationshipswhichwillallowustobetterunderstandtheingredientsofhappyrelationshipsversusunhappyones.COURSEOBJECTIVES:Bytheendofthesemesteryous
4、houldbeableto:·Recallresearchfindingsonawiderangeofissuesregardingromanticrelationships·Evaluatetheveracityofstereotypesinthemedia·Critiqueempiricaltheoriesandfindingsintherelationshipliterature·Compareandcritiqueopinionsandadvicegiveninthepopularpress(i.e.self-helpbooks)toempir
5、icalfindingsdiscussedinclass·ApplysomeoftheinformationlearnedtoyourownrelationshipsCOURSEREQUIREMENTS:AttendanceWewantthistobeafun,enjoyableclasswithbriefassignmentsthatdonotcreatemuchstressoranxiety.Therefore,attendanceandparticipationareabigpartofourassessmentofyourperformance
6、inthisclass.Twoabsenceswithoutpenaltyareallowed,butbeyondthatyoumustcomeandtalktousbeforehandifyouneedtomissclassoryouwillriskfailing.ReactionPapersYouarerequiredtowrite7reactionpaperstopassthiscourse.Thesearetobewritteninresponsetotheclassmaterial(readings,discussions,lectures)
7、presentedonagivenday,andareduetheweekafterthatday.Thesepapersshouldbe1-2pageslong,doublespaced,andshouldaddressyourreactionstotheclassmaterial.Youmightwanttodiscusshowyou’velearnedsomethingthatyoudidnotknowbefore,orapplywhatyoulearnedtoyourobservationsofyourfriends’relationships
8、,oryourownexperiences.Youmightalsowanttocompare