1. Introduction
2. Organization of the Course
3. Systemic Approaches to Human Behavior
4. Bioecological Model
5. Contexts
6. Influence
7. Family Life Cycle Model
8. Approach
9. Jay Haley
10. Why look at transitions?
11. Life Events Precipitate Change
12. Two Types of Family Changes
13. Dysfunctional Families
14. Stressors on Family System
15. Six Stages of Predictable Family Changes
16. Thought Questions
17. Timing and Dysfunction in This Systems Model
18. Lesson 1A Assignments

As we move on in course dimensions within each of these contexts influence individual's outcomes (especially for children) and needs to be considered as places for intervention in their lives

• Monetary characteristics (e.g., poverty in the family)
• Personnel/structural aspects (e.g., having a single vs. dual parent family )
• Social climate of the context (associational networks, warmth, cohesiveness, support)
• Connections between systems (e.g., how close parents feel connected to children's schools)

Note as we cover the lessons on poverty, neighborhood, and schools pay attention to how each of these same dimensions exert influence.