1Identify the history and the historic context in which attachment theory was proposed.

2Identify and analyze the central characteristics and constructs of attachment theory, and the model of development (4 phases) that Bowlby proposed.

3Describe and analyze the empirical evidence provided by Ainsworth in support of attachment theory.

4Analyze and critique the literature on the context sensitivity of attachment relationships (e.g., influence of quality of care, infant/child temperament, family characteristics, socio-economic conditions, and culture).

5Identify and critique the relations between infant security and later socialization outcomes.

6Survey and analyze the research literature on child-parent attachment relationships during early and middle childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

7Critique the hypothesis concerning the intergenerational transmission of attachment patterns from parents to offspring.

8Identify, analyze, and critique age appropriate methodologies in the study of offspring-parent attachment relationships.

9Develop and present (orally and in writing) a 10-page research proposal on attachment relationships.