ABSTRACT
Once on the back burner of university curricula, Family Studies continues to gain greater recognition and respect as a discipline. Clearly, this is a reflection of developments in society as a whole, with stories about controversial family issues surfacing almost daily in the national media and greater attention being devoted to family matters by legislatures and courts with each passing year. What was once personal and private has become part of public debates and political campaigns. It is within this context that instructors must teach and students must learn about the complexities of today’s families.
