Marquette University

Study the Family:

  • As an Experience of Human Existence
  • As a System within Society
  • As a Resource for Human Needs

The Goals of the Minor as an Academic Discipline:

  • To provide various theoretical perspectives on the family
  • To utilize various research methodologies
  • To link humanistic with functional skill
  • To impact an understanding of the vulnerable family
  • To explore the multiple purposes of the family including its role in health maintenance

A rigorous and thorough knowledge of the family is appropriate to any major.

 

To inquire about the the minor contact:

Dr. Lynn H. Turner
Professor/Director, Family Studies
J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication
Johnston Hall 118
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Telephone: 414-288-6351
E-mail: lynn.turner@marquette.edu