POSTMODERN FAMILY FORMATION
FTH5PFF
Not currently offered
Credit points: 20
Subject outline
In this unit, students are provided with an appreciation of family diversity and a sound understanding of current trends in post-modern family formation. Students will explore the implications of culture, gender, sexuality, class and the therapeutic relationship in the application of systemic theory and practice in work with families and communities that experience marginalisation and discrimination with particular reference to gay and lesbian-led families. The intersections and tensions between therapeutic endeavour and socio-political, legal and advocacy contexts will be considered.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 20
Subject Co-ordinator: Jennifer Power
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: Students must be enrolled in HMCRC Master of Couple and Relationship Counselling or seek co-ordinator approval.
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: FTH50SAB, FTH51PFF
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Australian Families: A Comparative Perspective | Recommended | Gilding, M. | LONGMAN: MELBOURNE 1997 |
| Readings | Families, Labour and Love | Recommended | Baker, M. | ALLEN & UNWIN: SYDNEY 2001 |
| Readings | The Double Life of the Family | Recommended | Bittman, M. & Pixley, J. | ALLEN & UNWIN: SYDNEY 1997 |