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W elcome to Family Relationships-- Session 16! W e a re m eetin g A SYN CHRO NO USLY t o day. T hat m eans t h at y o u c a n c o m ple te t o day’s c la ss m ate ria ls a t a ny p oin t u ntil M arc h 2 6th a t m id nig ht. A fte r c o m ple tin g t h e m ate ria ls i n t h is g oogle d oc y o u a re e xp ecte d t o c o m ple te a d is cu ssio n b oard p ostin g o f a bout 5 00-1 000 w ord s. I f y o u h ave a ny q uestio ns w hile w ork in g o n t h e m ate ria l d o n ot h esit a te t o e m ail m e, I w ill t r y t o b e a va ila ble v ia e m ail a t s p oko rn ey@ gra dce nte r. c u ny.e du . T his a ssig nm ent c o unts a s a tte ndance /s h ow in g u p t o c la ss f o r M arc h 2 3rd . I f y o u c o m ment o n p eer p osts t h at c o unts t o w ard y o ur p artic ip atio n c re dit . T o day w e a re f o cu sin g o n w ork a n d f a m ily a gain . F ir s t: R ead t h e c h apte r H ig h H opes, L urk in g F ears f r o m t h e b ook T he U nfin is h ed R evo lu tio n: H ow a N ew G enera tio n i s R esh apin g F am ily , W ork , a nd G ender i n A m eric a b y K ath le en G ers o n.

N ow , T hin k a bout t h ese t h re e q uestio ns: 1 . D o y o u w is h t o c re ate a p erm anent b ond w it h o ne i n tim ate p artn er o r r e ta in t h e o ptio n t o s w it c h p artn ers o r r e m ain o n y o ur o w n? 2 . W hat k in d o f b ala nce w ould y o u l ik e t o s tr ik e b etw een p aid w ork a nd f a m ily l if e ? 3 . H ow w ould y o u l ik e t o s h are t h e c h alle nges o f e arn in g a l iv in g a nd r e arin g c h ild re n w it h a p artn er o r o th ers ? W hat t y p e o f o utlo ok d o y o u t h in k b est d escrib es y o ur h opes f o r t h e f u tu re ? W hat d o y o u t h in k a re s o m e o f t h e b arrie rs t o y o ur i d eal w ork -fa m ily b ala nce ? W hat w ould y o u d o i f y o u c o uld n ot a ch ie ve t h at s ty le o f w ork -fa m ily b ala nce ? T hat’s i t f o r t o day, s e e y o u a ll o n T uesd ay!