Information Package / Course Catalogue
Family Life Cycle and Family Relations
Course Code: CGB103
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: No
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To have students gain information about family and family realtions within the individual an societal life cycle

Course Content

Description, functions, histroical change of family; family theories, family life cycle, family attitudes, interaction within family, conflict in the family, crisis and crisis intervention methods in the family.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Selvinaz SAÇAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Defines the institution of the family and discusses its change in the historical process.
2.Discusses the family theories.
3.Discusses the function of the family institution.
4.Discusses the interaction between the social change process and the change in the institution of the family.
5.Can discuss the view of our country and different cultures to the family institution and its change in the historical process.
6.Defines the interaction between family members.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Santrock, J.W. (2014) (Trans. Ed: G. Yüksel). Lifelong Development. Developmental Psychology. 13. Translation from Edition. Ankara: Nobel Publishing.
2.Baran, G. (2016). Family Life Dynamics (2nd Edition). Ankara: Pelikan Publishing House.
3.Segrin, C., & Flora, J. (2011). Family communication. Western Speech Communication (2nd ed., Vol. 40). New York: Routledge. http://doi.org/10.1080/10570317609373892
4.Canatan, K. & Yıldırım, E. (2018). Family Sociology. Istanbul: Opening Book.
5.Hallac, S., & Oz, F. (2014). Family Phenomena From Theoretical Perspective. Contemporary Approaches in Psychiatry - Current Approaches in Psychiatry, 6 (3), 1.http: //doi.org/10.5455/cap.20130625102321
6.Ortaylı İ. (2020). Family in Ottoman Society (21st Edition). Istanbul: Pan Publishing.
7.TEPELİ K, DURUALP E. (2018) Editor. Family Life Cycle. Mainland; Target Publishing
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and Course Description
Week 2 - Theoretical
Description , types and functions of family
Week 3 - Theoretical
Family in Historical Process
Week 4 - Theoretical
Family theories
Week 5 - Theoretical
Family Life Cycle
Week 6 - Theoretical
Family Life Quality
Week 7 - Theoretical
Family Life Education
Week 8 - Theoretical
Family and Child (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Child Rearing Attitudes
Week 10 - Theoretical
Crisis and Family
Week 11 - Theoretical
Crisis Management in the Family
Week 12 - Theoretical
Developmental Life Crises
Week 13 - Theoretical
Random Crises
Week 14 - Theoretical
Family Counselling
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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PÇ-13
OÇ-1
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
OÇ-6
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026