Presentation Assignments:

Updated Sept 26, 2006

Week 1:
Sep 26	Introduction to the class
Sep 28	Cherlin, Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, Chapter 1 (Demographic Trends) Presenter: Kenzie
Week 2:
Oct 3	Cherlin, Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, Chapters 2+3 (Explanations and Consequences) Presenter: Charles
Oct 5	Cherlin, Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, Chapters 4+5 (Race and Poverty, The State of Our Unions) Presenter Stacie
Week 3:
Oct 10	Wilson, The Marriage Problem, Ch 1-3 (Two Nations, Why Do Families Exist, Sex and the Marriage Market) Presenter: Marissa
Oct 12	Wilson, The Marriage Problem, Ch 4 (The Rise of Modern Marriage) Presenter: Sergio
Week 4:
Oct 17	Wilson, The Marriage Problem, Ch 5-7 (African Americans and Slavery, Mother-Only Families, Divorce) Presenter: Kiana and Ré
Oct 19	Wilson, The Marriage Problem, Ch 8-9 (Working Mothers, The Cultural Challenge) Presenter: Kim
Week 5:
Oct 24	Bailey, Front Porch, p. 1-56 (Introduction, Calling Cards and Money, The Economy of Dating) Presenter: Michelle
Oct 26	Bailey, Front Porch, p. 57-96 (The Worth of a Date, Sex Control) Presenter: Maggie
Week 6:
Oct 31	Bailey, Front Porch, p. 97-145 (The Etiquite of Masculinity, Scientific Truth, Epilogue) Presenter: Angie
Nov 2	Arnett and Taber, "Adolescence Terminable and Interminable" Presenter: Elizabeth
Week 7:
Nov 7	Shammas, "Anglo-American Household Government" Presenter: Chelsea Sprick
Nov 9	Rosenfeld and Kim "The Indpendence of Young Adults" Presenter: Lauren Bishop
Week 8:
Nov 14	Rosenfeld "Young Adulthood as a Factor in Social Change" Presenter: Emily
Nov 16	Sullivan, Same Sex Marriage Pro and Con, chapters 4 and 5 Presenter: Christina
Nov 21	Thanksgiving Recess
Nov 23	Thanksgiving Recess
Week 9:
Nov 28	Harris, The Nurture Assumption, Preface, Introduction, Ch 1,2,3,9,10 Presenter: Lauren Sayres
Nov 30	Harris, The Nurture Assumption, Ch 13, 14, 15 Presenter: Taylor
Week 11:
Dec 5	Sullivan, Same Sex Marriage Pro and Con, chapters 3 and 8 Presenter: Chelsea Garnett
Dec 7	Last class, no reading assignment