Instructor: Dr. Leon James,
Professor of Psychology
e-mail: leon@hawaii.edu
You can meet
with the instructor before and after each class, and by appointment. Please
email him.
Course
Description: Best Friends in Love: Natural and
Spiritual Dimensions of Marriage and Couplehood
This research seminar examines three styles of interaction practiced by couples – dominance, equity, and unity. We will review the process of becoming a completely unified couple, known popularly as “soul mates.” This involves acquiring substantive ideas about the afterlife of eternity where soul mates live. Students will make oral presentations on three popular books on counseling for couples that exemplify each relationship style. Students will collaborate in writing a report of their analysis of the media portrayals of the three relationship styles, including TV, movies, magazines, song lyrics, You Tube videos, virtual world, and the Web. Students publish their reports on the Web to become part of the cumulative Hawaii Online Generational Curriculum that Dr. James has maintained since 1994.
Readings:
(1) What Women Want Men to Know (2001) by Barbara De Angelis (New York: Hyperion)
(2) You Just Don’t Understand (2001) by Deborah Tannen (New York: Harper)
(3) The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage (2007) by Laura Schlessinger (New York: Harper).
(4) The Unity Model of Marriage (2008) by Leon James. Online Lecture Notes available here http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy28/409b-g28-lecture-notes-p1.htm
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GRADES:
Point value of activities |
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40 points |
Oral
Grade. Individual and team oral presentations |
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60 points |
WI grade. Appearance,
content, and quality of your Web site containing your Home Page and the two
required reports. For the two reports combined, the total length of your own
text must exceed 20 pages of standard format, or about 7200 words. |
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A+ =95
points; A =94-90; A- =89-85; B+ =84-80; B =79-75; B- =74-70 |
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Attendance is required and is taken at the
start of each class. Being late for class or leaving early: -1 point
each occurrence. Penalty points are on account of non-participation in oral and
interactive exercises when not present in class. Absence Penalty:
- 3 points per absence. Late Work Penalty: - 3
points per week late per item, up to -9 points per item. Due
Dates are announced in class and by email.
Grading
Policy:
You will receive email from the instructor with your grade for each report you
publish on the Web, along with instructions on how you can improve
it. Corrections according to instructions can add points to your grade.
For your oral presentations, you will receive email feedback on your oral
presentations and class activities.
G31 Class
Home Page:
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy31/classhome-g31.htm
The Instructor's Home Page
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy/leon.htm