Caring,intimacy,and commitment Some theories about love and loving Functions of love and loving Experiencing love Love across cultures and histories (三)思考与实践 How the idea of"love"has been evolving since the opening-up of China in 1979 (四)教学方法与手段 课堂讲授为主，随堂讨论为辅 第五章Marriage and Communication in Intimate Relationships (一)目的与要求 1.Introduce what it means to be a marriage and marital roles 2.Introduce how marriage change throughout the life course 3.Introduce the conflicts in marriage and how communication works in dealing with conflicts (二)教学内容 Is marriage disappearing? Why and how we marry Contemporary marriages Marital roles How marriage change throughout the life course Conflicts in contemporary marriages Communication:a key to deal with conflicts in marriages (三)思考与实践 Illustrate the conflicts between your parents and try to use the concept of marital roles to explain these conflicts (四)教学方法与手段 课堂讲授为主，随堂讨论为辅 第六章Raising Children:Promises and Pitfalls (一)目的与要求 1.Introduce contemporary parenting roles and parenting over the life course 2.Introduce child development theories 4 Caring, intimacy, and commitment Some theories about love and loving Functions of love and loving Experiencing love Love across cultures and histories （三）思考与实践 How the idea of “love” has been evolving since the opening-up of China in 1979? （四）教学方法与手段 课堂讲授为主，随堂讨论为辅 第五章 Marriage and Communication in Intimate Relationships （一）目的与要求 1．Introduce what it means to be a marriage and marital roles 2．Introduce how marriage change throughout the life course 3．Introduce the conflicts in marriage and how communication works in dealing with conflicts （二）教学内容 Is marriage disappearing? Why and how we marry Contemporary marriages Marital roles How marriage change throughout the life course Conflicts in contemporary marriages Communication: a key to deal with conflicts in marriages （三）思考与实践 Illustrate the conflicts between your parents and try to use the concept of marital roles to explain these conflicts. （四）教学方法与手段 课堂讲授为主，随堂讨论为辅 第六章 Raising Children: Promises and Pitfalls （一）目的与要求 1．Introduce contemporary parenting roles and parenting over the life course 2．Introduce child development theories