Gender 1. How specifically are you currently ‘doing gender’? (e.g. dress, products used, hair, appearance, etc.). 2. How did you prepare for the day in a gendered manner? 3.What are the effects on families in a gendered society such as ours? (e.g. division of labor, sexual regulation and so forth). 4. How does gender factor […]
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Compare the play “A Doll’s House”, to modern life. How is the world different?
“A Doll’s House” One of 5 topics to choose from, based on the play “A Doll’s House”. 1. Compare the play “A Doll’s House”, to modern life. How is the world different? How is it the same? 2. Does the play, “A Doll’s House”, have a happy ending? Support your claim. 3. Compare “A Doll’s […]
Describe the overall organizational pattern in each article-How are these patterns different?
Marriage Using a search engine, identify three academic or medical journal articles on the subject of marriage, with each article categorized as falling under either the conventions of the humanities, the social sciences, and the applied or natural sciences (find one article in each discipline). Besides the clues in the academic or medical journal titles, […]
Given that almost all societies sanction marriage and limit who can marry whom, does the history of marriage help us understand the nature of family life?
Questions 1. Stephanie Coontz divides the history of marriage into two broad periods. One in which marriage is arranged by the parents and is for economic, political and status reasons, and another where the partners decide to get married and happiness is an aim of matrimony. Cite Coontz’s definition of marriage, then attempt your own […]
Discuss The Relationship between Marriage & Crime
Topic: The Relationship between Marriage & Crime Which explanation for the “marriage effect” on crime did you find most convincing? Do you think it is a direct effect in making someone stop their criminal activities? Do you think it is a natural aging out selection process? Do you think it is an indirect peer effect? […]
What are the cultural and economic reasons for women avoid marriage and having children?Discuss
Topic: [Revision] What are the cultural and economic reasons for women avoid marriage and having children?
What excites you most about practicing marriage and family therapy?Discuss
1)An intervention is anything we do as therapists. How are content interventions different from process interventions? Your textbook lists the following process management tools. Which of these might come most naturally to you? Why? Focusing. Increasing intensity. Marking boundaries. Unbalancing. Making the covert overt. 2)In this course, you were introduced to the unique ways that […]
Which reflect the continuation of Victorian views on love, marriage and gender roles in the 20th century? Why?Discuss
In the book, “Habits of the Heart” by Robert N. Bellah, compare and contrast the “therapeutic” view of love, marriage and gender roles celebrated by Margaret Oldham, Melinda Da Silva, Ted Oster and Nan Pfautz with the more “traditional” view maintained by Larry Beckett, Les Newman and Howard Crossland. What kinds of problems did these […]
Reflect on the groups that are more likely to divorce. How has their social status impacted the dissolution of their marriage? What social factors do you believe may have influenced their dissatisfaction with their marriage? How do factors such as education levels and socioeconomic status impact divorce rates? Discuss these factors and how inequality may impact marital satisfaction and marriage dissolution.
This unit delves into the topics of divorce. Reflect on the groups that are more likely to divorce. How has their social status impacted the dissolution of their marriage? What social factors do you believe may have influenced their dissatisfaction with their marriage? How do factors such as education levels and socioeconomic status impact divorce […]
Discuss how has the issue of marriage/cohabitation changed in the past 50 years? How has dating changed over the years?
Mirroring the law, the way in which the mass media shows relationships has also changed dramatically over the years and the videos below are just a few examples of the types of shows that focus on different types of relationships. After watching these videos, for your discussion think about how has the issue of marriage/cohabitation […]
