List all the wedding tradions in the clip. Choose one tradition and do a little research online - what is the history behind that tradition. Write about a paragraph about the origin of the tradition and whether you will include this in your own wedding - if you plan on having one.
-- Some traditions shown in the clip were stepping on the glass (for the Jewish religion), the groom not being able to see the bride before the actual ceremony, making a toast at the reception, and catching the bouquet when the bride throws it. I did my research on the throwing of the bouquet and what I found is that tossing of the bridal bouquet is a custom which was believed that the bride could pass along good fortune to others. Tradition says that the single women who catches the bouquet is the one who receives the bride's fortune and will marry next.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Assignment 7
1. According to Skolnick: How did attitudes toward marriage change dramatically from 1950 to the 1970s?
--In the 1950s, people judged themselves, and their partners in terms of how well the partners fulfilled their social roles in marriage. For example: Is he a good provider? Is she a good homemaker? By the 1970s people had become more psychologically oriented, seeking emotional warmth and intimacy in marriage.
2. According to Skolnick: Why did this change occur?
-- The shift is linked to higher educational levels. In the 1950s, the psychological approach to relationships was found among the relatively few Americans who had been to college.
3. Describe two methods used during the 1970s and beyond that improved research on marital satisfaction.
-- Two methods that improved marital satisfaction in the 1970s are video taping and viewing through one way mirrors. One way mirrors made it possible for psychologists, clinicians, and social scientists to observe interaction between partners without the subjects knowing. Video taping made it possible to preserve these interactions between partners for later data analysis.
4. What does Skolnick mean by the caption "Marriage is a Movie not a snapshot?" How does that idea relate to how we can best study families?
--What Skolnick meant by "Marriage is a Movie not a snapshot" is you cannot observe a marriage in one day and be able to make a proper statement. Each day brings something different in a relationship. There are factors from day to day which could cause change in behavior. Families can be best studied through years of study. You need a longitudinal study to have accurate data on family life.
--In the 1950s, people judged themselves, and their partners in terms of how well the partners fulfilled their social roles in marriage. For example: Is he a good provider? Is she a good homemaker? By the 1970s people had become more psychologically oriented, seeking emotional warmth and intimacy in marriage.
2. According to Skolnick: Why did this change occur?
-- The shift is linked to higher educational levels. In the 1950s, the psychological approach to relationships was found among the relatively few Americans who had been to college.
3. Describe two methods used during the 1970s and beyond that improved research on marital satisfaction.
-- Two methods that improved marital satisfaction in the 1970s are video taping and viewing through one way mirrors. One way mirrors made it possible for psychologists, clinicians, and social scientists to observe interaction between partners without the subjects knowing. Video taping made it possible to preserve these interactions between partners for later data analysis.
4. What does Skolnick mean by the caption "Marriage is a Movie not a snapshot?" How does that idea relate to how we can best study families?
--What Skolnick meant by "Marriage is a Movie not a snapshot" is you cannot observe a marriage in one day and be able to make a proper statement. Each day brings something different in a relationship. There are factors from day to day which could cause change in behavior. Families can be best studied through years of study. You need a longitudinal study to have accurate data on family life.
Assignment 4
1. Write about whether you believe children "naturally" act like girls or boys or how this behavior might be learned or fostered by the larger society and/or social institutions like education, the economy, government etc. For example, think about toys that children play with or the clothes/colors they are dressed in.
Do you think children want to play with these toys or do we create gender roles by rewarding children for gender appropriate behavior or punishing them when they display gender inappropriate behaviors? Many of you work in day care centers or schools - how do teachers react when boys want to play dress up versus when girls act aggressively? Why do girls like pink and boys blue?
-- I think society has a lot to do with how children act. It is not acceptable for boys to wear pink and girls to wear blue. It starts right when the child is born. The nurses wrap up the baby girls in pink blankets and the baby boys in blue blankets. Also, when babies are a few months old, I find mothers putting little clips and bows in their baby girls bald heads, just so that everyone knows it is a girl, and not a boy. People go to such lengths so that girls look and play a certain way, and the same with boys. You will never find a little boy playing with barbie dolls because society finds it unacceptable. I work at a preschool and there is this little boy who loves to play "runway" with all the girls. No one I work with is going to tell him he cannot be a runway model, but I know what they are thinking. They never say anything but they smirk a little when he does this. They expect him to play cops and robbers or something like that with the other little boys, because that's how boys generally play.
Do you think children want to play with these toys or do we create gender roles by rewarding children for gender appropriate behavior or punishing them when they display gender inappropriate behaviors? Many of you work in day care centers or schools - how do teachers react when boys want to play dress up versus when girls act aggressively? Why do girls like pink and boys blue?
-- I think society has a lot to do with how children act. It is not acceptable for boys to wear pink and girls to wear blue. It starts right when the child is born. The nurses wrap up the baby girls in pink blankets and the baby boys in blue blankets. Also, when babies are a few months old, I find mothers putting little clips and bows in their baby girls bald heads, just so that everyone knows it is a girl, and not a boy. People go to such lengths so that girls look and play a certain way, and the same with boys. You will never find a little boy playing with barbie dolls because society finds it unacceptable. I work at a preschool and there is this little boy who loves to play "runway" with all the girls. No one I work with is going to tell him he cannot be a runway model, but I know what they are thinking. They never say anything but they smirk a little when he does this. They expect him to play cops and robbers or something like that with the other little boys, because that's how boys generally play.
Assignment 6
1. Has the teen pregnancy rate been rising or declining over the past few years? What do the latest figures indicate?
--Teen pregnancy has been rising over the last few years by 3%. The latest figures show a decrease for 14 years then a rise over the last 3 years.
2. What are some of the theories for the change according to the expert interviewed?
--Teens were either not having sex or using contraceptives during the 14 year decrease. Biggest theory for change is being around a safe adult to learn from. They need to find a safe place to spend time with their friends.
3. According to the research described by experts, what types of situations really influence teen pregnancy rates?
--Situations that really influence teen pregnancy rates are family life, friends, and the boys who impregnate the girls.
4. If you were running a center for teens, how might you design a program to teach young people to prevent teen pregnancy? Would you emphasize abstinence or education about birth control or other prevention education and why?
-- If I were running a center for teens, I would design a program that would focus on education about birth control. Birth control is more appealing to teens than abstinence and it teaches them responsibility through routine. Birth control is the best way for consistancy. If they turn birth control into an everyday routine then this would decrease the liklihood of becomming pregnant.
--Teen pregnancy has been rising over the last few years by 3%. The latest figures show a decrease for 14 years then a rise over the last 3 years.
2. What are some of the theories for the change according to the expert interviewed?
--Teens were either not having sex or using contraceptives during the 14 year decrease. Biggest theory for change is being around a safe adult to learn from. They need to find a safe place to spend time with their friends.
3. According to the research described by experts, what types of situations really influence teen pregnancy rates?
--Situations that really influence teen pregnancy rates are family life, friends, and the boys who impregnate the girls.
4. If you were running a center for teens, how might you design a program to teach young people to prevent teen pregnancy? Would you emphasize abstinence or education about birth control or other prevention education and why?
-- If I were running a center for teens, I would design a program that would focus on education about birth control. Birth control is more appealing to teens than abstinence and it teaches them responsibility through routine. Birth control is the best way for consistancy. If they turn birth control into an everyday routine then this would decrease the liklihood of becomming pregnant.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Assignment 2A
1. According to functionalist theory, what was the definition of the "instrumental leader" and what was the definition of an "expressive leader." What family roles were connected to each of these leader definitions?
-- The instrumental leader is the one who leads the group in discussion and tackles the task they had been assigned. The expressive leader is the one who is supportive and emotional. The husband is said to be more of the instrumental leader because he was the financial provider. The stay-at-home wife/mom would then be the expressive one because she would be at home with the kids tending to their emotional needs.
2. What main demographic change during the 1960s and 1970s led theorists to be critical of the functionalist perspective?
-- During this time period is where theorists noticed that the married woman were going out into the workforce and the families were losing their dominant position in the family.
3. In contrast to functionalist theorists, in your own words, what is the main theme of conflict theory?
-- I believe the theme to the conflict theory is basically men vs. women. Men are looked at as the more dominant gender and that women are less powerful.
4. Social exchange theory is based on ideas from what discipline (not sociology). What do exchange theorists say about husbands bargaining power versus that of wives?
-- The power husbands have over their wives is that they are typically the bread-winner and their wife is better with dealing with children so in turn what she gets from staying at home, tending to the household, is relying on her husband's income. Since she is more dependent on his income then he is of her taking care of the home, he then has that power over her.
5. Feminist theory is based on what main idea?
-- The feminist theory basically comes from women fighting back against men. What I mean by this is that society kind of makes women out to be the lesser of the two genders. Feminists are usually the ones who push themselves that much harder and strive to do their best and prove that they are just as capable to do what any man can do.
6. After reading about the various methods or ways that we collect data to study the family, think of research question about family/relationship satisfaction. A. Do you want to study the family at the micro or macro level? B. What method will you use to collect data? C. How many people will be in your study? D. Devise 3-4 questions you will ask them to answer your research question.
-- I would like to study a family at a micro level. The methods that would be used are the exchange theory and gender theory. The family would consist of at least four people. Some questions I may ask are: Which roles would you say your family fit into? Would you say it is an equal partnership or no and why? Who generally takes care of the children? Does the same person that takes care of the children, also financially provides for your family?
-- The instrumental leader is the one who leads the group in discussion and tackles the task they had been assigned. The expressive leader is the one who is supportive and emotional. The husband is said to be more of the instrumental leader because he was the financial provider. The stay-at-home wife/mom would then be the expressive one because she would be at home with the kids tending to their emotional needs.
2. What main demographic change during the 1960s and 1970s led theorists to be critical of the functionalist perspective?
-- During this time period is where theorists noticed that the married woman were going out into the workforce and the families were losing their dominant position in the family.
3. In contrast to functionalist theorists, in your own words, what is the main theme of conflict theory?
-- I believe the theme to the conflict theory is basically men vs. women. Men are looked at as the more dominant gender and that women are less powerful.
4. Social exchange theory is based on ideas from what discipline (not sociology). What do exchange theorists say about husbands bargaining power versus that of wives?
-- The power husbands have over their wives is that they are typically the bread-winner and their wife is better with dealing with children so in turn what she gets from staying at home, tending to the household, is relying on her husband's income. Since she is more dependent on his income then he is of her taking care of the home, he then has that power over her.
5. Feminist theory is based on what main idea?
-- The feminist theory basically comes from women fighting back against men. What I mean by this is that society kind of makes women out to be the lesser of the two genders. Feminists are usually the ones who push themselves that much harder and strive to do their best and prove that they are just as capable to do what any man can do.
6. After reading about the various methods or ways that we collect data to study the family, think of research question about family/relationship satisfaction. A. Do you want to study the family at the micro or macro level? B. What method will you use to collect data? C. How many people will be in your study? D. Devise 3-4 questions you will ask them to answer your research question.
-- I would like to study a family at a micro level. The methods that would be used are the exchange theory and gender theory. The family would consist of at least four people. Some questions I may ask are: Which roles would you say your family fit into? Would you say it is an equal partnership or no and why? Who generally takes care of the children? Does the same person that takes care of the children, also financially provides for your family?
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Assignment 1
My name is Kathleen Dugan, but I go by my nickname Katie. I just turned 21 years old and I am a junior. My major is family and child studies and I am hoping to become a teacher for the k-5 grade level. I am the third of four born. I have an older sister, Emily who is 30 years old, married, and had her first child in June. This makes me an Auntie :). I have two brothers named Ray and Tommy. They are 28 and 14. My parents are still together and will be married 34 years in April. Two topics that I find appealing on the syllabus are love & sexuality and the role of gender in families.
Katie D.
Katie D.
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