Part I: Gender: After reading the articles on gender, Society and Sex Roles, Female Hunters and/or Ice Age Women, answer the following (providing examples/references and terminology from the readings:
Why are women treated differently across cultures, and what are the geographic, economic and/or historical reasons for these differences?
Were women always “second class citizens”? Explain and provide evidence from the articles to support your opinion.
Opinion: What role do you think women’s lesser status plays in poverty in the world today? Explain
Part II: Marriage: After reading the three readings on Love & Marriage (Is Love a Biological Reality?, Does Love Always Come Before Marriage? & When Brothers share a wife), answer the following (providing examples/references from the readings):
After reading “When Brothers Share a Wife”, answer the following: a. What is the Tibetan rationale for Fraternal Polyandry according to Dorje ad his bride? b. Is there a connection to geography, subsistence strategies and the emergence of this marriage pattern? Explain. c. Did you find that your own cultural assumptions about marriage made it difficult for you to think open-mindedly about Fraternal polyandry? explain.
Opinion Paragraph/prompt: Based on the readings, provide at least 3 reasons why human beings marry? How have those reasons have changed over time? Would you marry someone you did not love for practical reasons? Why or why not? Do you believe Marriage is an outdated/useless custom in today’s day and age? Why or why not? Respond in 2-3 paragraphs, citing/referencing the readings. Don’t forget to respond to a peer.
Part III: After watching the video, PPT and reviewing the guidelines for making a kinship chart, create a kinship chart for your own family and attach it to your response
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