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== Class: PLEASE post your questions just under the QUESTIONS section below and after the paragraph of explanation!!! Announcement section is below Question section and last section is for interesting articles, movies, etc. related to class! ==

FINAL GRADES WILL BE POSTED ON WESS BY TUESDAY JULY 15 2014.

FCST 342 Course Cafe Link
This is a totally democratic space for us all to share. Before typing your question, announcement etc... click the EDIT tab above. When you are finished click the SAVE button all the way to the top right on the menu bar. You may have to scroll to top and then over depending on your computer.


 * Please ask all general course questions under the example below!! Type you question below - so newest questions are at the top.**


 * Especially ask those questions that might help other students**

STUDENTS: YOU CAN ANSWER TOO!!!

**And, LAST BUT NOT LEAST click the SAVE button at the top right menu bar.**

 * PLEASE BE SPECIFIC WHEN YOU ASK QUESTIONS!**

Example: Who is the author of the course text, Families as They Really Are? Madonna C. The author name is Barbara Risman. Prof. G.

Also, feel free to add announcements or add links to interesting websites -- see sections below.

NOW POST QUESTIONS under here. Please post your question at the top:
And the prize goes to....KIM for making it work!!! Thank you all for putting up with a few glitches with CANVAS first time use. But I think most issues were with sloooowww MSU internet/website. For more fun, we get to have the final exam in two weeks! Great job to all of you! Prof. G.

6/26/14: Kim, I didn't have any problems. I did get a notice about my browser not supporting Canvas but it didn't seem to cause any problems. It may be that you need to update. Good luck! JoAnne C.

6/26/14: Is anyone else having issues with the exam freezing and not letting you go onto the next question? Kim F

6/27/14 Kim: Were you able to get things working? No one else had this problem. Prof. G.

06/26/14: Class I don't give individual grades to blogs. All of them are read and I keep track of the due dates in an excel program. If you complete all the blogs, ON TIME, and answer all the questions,you will receive a good grade on the blog section of the course. This type of grading is an art not a science. I don't typically post blog grades on Canvas, I download the grade sheet to excel, which was designed to calculate numbers. The Canvas/BB grade books are terrible. If you are wondering how you are doing, just e-mail me. Okay? Prof. G.

06/25/14: Is there a place where I can see the grades that I have received so far? I do not see anything on BB or canvas.. Haeran K

6/25/14: GOT IT! JoAnne C.

6/25: Where can we find the review guide for the midterm exam? Nicole

Nicole: Didi you get my e-mail? Review slides are in 2013 lecture slides in PowerPoint link. Also note that you need to PRINT OUT CHARTS below that link for exam. Prof. G.

6/20/14: I, too, see the project directions, but it also says IGNORE. Since we never meet at MSU, and it's not on the syllabus, we're likely not doing this. JoAnne C.

Yes, JoAnne! You are correct! Prof. G.

06/19/14: Has anyone found an answer to the questions below? I'm also confused. -Zoe F. 06/17/14: I am confused as well for this part. Where do we find the research topic? -Nicole 06/17/14: For assignment 2 part 3, for the second question it says to chose a research topic, I am confused are we supposed to do our own research on a topic discussed in the article and then compare it? - MaryJo

AYAYAY you students! You are over thinking this! The "research topic" refers to the one you choose from THE ARTICLE by Cherlin you have JUST READ! For example Cherlin discusses how divorce rates have changed. Just describe one of the RECENT research studies on divorce that he highlights, briefly say what they found, and cite the researcher. One sentence and a citation from the Cherlin article, that is it!! But it makes me happy :} that you are all asking questions!! You summer on-line students tend to be my MOST conscientious. Anyone have an idea why? I thought it was that you were older, but a lot of you are juniors and seniors like I have during Fall and Spring. Keep the questions coming and I like that you dated your questions. Sorry for the delay in my response, I have to get used to you ACTUALLY using this page -- again because you seem to be BETTER students who care!! Prof. G 06/21/14

06/17/14: Do we have to do the project listed on the left green panel? I see the groups and project directions but there is no due date on the syllabus. -Zoe F.

ZOE! NO PROJECT FOR THIS ON-LINE CLASS -- that is why it is NOT on the syllabus! Prof. G. 06/21/14

06/14/14: Hi. I need help! When I click on the link 'blogger' in home, I get the following message: "** We are sorry, but you do not have access to this service. ** Please contact your domain administrator for access." Does anybody else run into this problem? Haeran

Haeran: I haven't heard of an issue like this before. can you try typing the url directly into your browser: www.blogger.com. Also try from another computer. You can also get help at the ADP Center on the first floor of University Hall. Prof. G

Is the final test cumulative? or is it just on Week 3 and Week 4? Jessica J

Jessica: For the most part the final test concentrates on week 3 and 4. But there are questions about the major themes of the class including the micro/macro levels, the social construction of gender, and how we do research on families. Prof. G

**Interesting Info**
Percentage of people who marry their h.s. sweetheart. I found this website. Not sure about who writes this website, but Harris poll is very reputable. []

My research found that the more housework wives and husbands do, the more sex they have. Scroll down to the graph and then click on the writing below that says "the more housework each of you do..." Prof. Gager [|Prof. Gager's research in the Huff Po]

**CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS**

**Class check out this career option**

[|Join Americorps at MSU]

**Class: A recent study shows women multitask 10 more hours per week than men and it leads to stress. Here is a link to an article on the research:** [|Moms multitask more than Dads]

If you are still having trouble setting up your blog or linking to the WIKI - you can ask for help 9:00 - 3:00 M - TH at the ADP Center. It is located on the first floor of University Hall, around the corner from the coffee place.
 * Help for the WIKI**


 * WRITING ASSISTANCE**
 * Additional Writing Assistance**

HELP with WRITING The Center for Writing Excellence (formerly known as the Writing Center) announces expanded hours. They are open on a drop-in basis 5 days a week, including 4 evenings. Stop by Dickson 285. Or go to the link below for more info and times you can sign up for help. []

Class: This [|website] with tips on navigating college life might be helpful, especially for those of you who are freshman or new at Montclair State.

Also, feel free to add comments or add links to interesting websites above the most recent listed.
 * INTERESTING LINKS, IDEAS, VIDEO ETC.**

[|A very interesting story of a man who went from armed robber to physician in Newark NJ]

In class we talked briefly about the practice of female genital mutilation. The New York Times recently published an article about the growing interest in ending the practice and the article was a cover story and photo. Change is happening to increase women's rights! [|N Y Times article on movement to END genital Mutilation in Africa]

Here is a Fact Sheet from the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI). Formerly, AGI was the research arm of Planned Parenthood, but are now a separate non-partisan (they don't take sides) research source on sexuality, fertility, abortion rates, and contraception use. See if you can find the data/research on the reasons why people use condoms. I think "the left side" (my left) of the Tuesday class may have been right that people are more likely to use condoms to percent pregnancy than to prevent STDs/HIV. But this varies by age. Thanks for an engaging discussion you all! I did drive home with a smile on my face that you are talking and listening and best of all we are all learning!

[|Fact Sheet on Contraception Use]

Class: A report on poverty rate: [|NPR report on poverty]

Here is an interactive site based on a recent article in the NY Times about why women earn less than men: [|NY Times site on Why Women have a Smaller Paycheck]

[|NY Times article on Health Insurance and gay families]

An article regarding the gender pay gap in NJ as opposed to the rest of the U.S. was in the Home News Tribune on Sunday 9/21. Here is the link to the [|article.]

[|Get the Facts about STD's]

[|Sad but true story of gay teens and suicide]

[|NY Times article, Students are not ready]

[] An interesting article from Yahoo news.

I was reading online and saw this article- thought it related to our discussion on Tuesday and wanted to share with everyone! -Vanessa R. http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/03/indian-woman-married-five-brothers-photos/

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