1. Become familiar with the economic perspectives in the study of family behavior and develop an economic lens to use in assessing diverse families.
2. Critique the research designs, measures, theory development, and conceptual frameworks from various family economic perspectives.
3. Identify the economic puzzles that need to be addressed by research, policy makers, teachers, family professionals, and families (e.g., paths out of poverty, divorce and child support, cohabitation, inequities in family inheritance, credit traps, bankruptcy).
4. Provide a learning environment to encourage critical thinking, promote dialogue about important economic concepts, and team-written proposals for family economic research.
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