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Theme 2 Marriage Graphic Organizer

 on marriages 

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SCS 100 Theme 2: Marriage Graphic Organizer

Using the three different representations of marriage presented in the learning block (polyandry, arranged marriages, and walking marriages), fill in the graphic organizer below. In Part A, you will have to first identify the biases you have regarding marriage and their influence on your perspective of marriage. In Part B, you will then take an objective stance and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these types of marriage. In Part C, you will create a question a social scientist might ask to further the investigation of marriage.

A) In this first step, do your best to identify three of your biases on marriage due to your culture and religion. The American culture and legal system generally allow only one type of marriage. What type of bias does this embed in us? The religions that people belong to and practice can also impact their biases toward marriage, depending on how their chosen religion defines marriage. How does this influence your perspective of marriage in general? How does this bias influence your perspective on these specific types of marriage?

Biases

Bias 1:

Bias 2:

Bias 3:

Influence of the Biases

B) While it is impossible to “check our culture and biases at the door” and become totally objective, we can identify our biases (as you have already done above) and try to ignore them in order to consider other points of view. In this next step, take a culturally relativistic standpoint (in other words, try to overcome your biases) and consider the tenets of each type of marriage. Why might these other forms of marriage be more successful or advantageous in certain contexts than the Western concept of marriage (based on love and monogamy)? Then, from that same culturally relativistic standpoint, also consider some possible drawbacks to these forms of marriage.

Type of Marriage

Advantages

Drawbacks

Polyandry

Arranged Marriages

Walking Marriages

C) Create a question: In this learning block, you were given a lot of information about marriage and what marriage means in different cultures. You were also asked to think about what marriage means to you. The next step is to take the information you have been given and create a question a social scientist might ask to further the investigation of marriage. For example, after reading about arranged marriages, you might ask: Are rates of depression higher in women in arranged marriages? Social scientists use existing information to come up with new questions. This is the iterative process of social science research.

SCS 100

Theme 2:

Marriage Graphic Organizer

Using the three different representations of marriage presented in the learning block
(
polyandry, arranged marriages,
and walking marriages)
,

fill in the graphic organizer below. In Part A
,

you will have to first identify the biases you have

regardin
g marriage and their influence o
n your perspective of marriage. In Part B, you will then take an objective
stance and discuss
the
advantages and d
isadvantages

of

these types of

marriage.

In Part C, you will
create a question a
social scientist might ask to further the investigation of marriage
.

A)

In this first step, do your best
to
identify three of your biases on marriage due
to
your culture and religion.
The
American culture and le
gal system generally allow

only

one type of marriage. What type of bias does this embed
in us?

The religions that people belong to and practice can also impact their biases toward marriage, depending
on

how their chosen religion defines marriage.

How does this influence your perspective of marriage in general?
How does this bias influence your perspective

on these specific types of

marriage?

Biases

Bias 1:

Bias 2:

Bias 3:

Influence of
the
Biases

B)

While it is impossible
to
“check our culture and biases at the door” and become totally objective, we can
identify our biases (as you
have
already done above) and
try
to

ignore them in order
to
consider other points
of
view.
In this next
step, take a culturally relativistic standpoint (in other words
, try

to
overcome your biases)
and consider the tenets

of

each type of marriage. Why might these other forms of marriage be more successful
or advantageous in certain contexts than the Western
concept of marria
ge (based on love and monogamy)?

Then, from that same culturally relativistic standpoint, also consider some possible drawbacks to these forms
of marriage.

Type of Marriage

Advantages

Drawbacks

Polyandry

Arranged Marriages

SCS 100 Theme 2: Marriage Graphic Organizer

Using the three different representations of marriage presented in the learning block (polyandry, arranged marriages,
and walking marriages), fill in the graphic organizer below. In Part A, you will have to first identify the biases you have
regarding marriage and their influence on your perspective of marriage. In Part B, you will then take an objective
stance and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these types of marriage. In Part C, you will create a question a
social scientist might ask to further the investigation of marriage.

A) In this first step, do your best to identify three of your biases on marriage due to your culture and religion. The
American culture and legal system generally allow only one type of marriage. What type of bias does this embed
in us? The religions that people belong to and practice can also impact their biases toward marriage, depending
on how their chosen religion defines marriage. How does this influence your perspective of marriage in general?
How does this bias influence your perspective on these specific types of marriage?

Biases

Bias 1:

Bias 2:

Bias 3:

Influence of
the Biases

B) While it is impossible to “check our culture and biases at the door” and become totally objective, we can
identify our biases (as you have already done above) and try to ignore them in order to consider other points
of view. In this next step, take a culturally relativistic standpoint (in other words, try to overcome your biases)
and consider the tenets of each type of marriage. Why might these other forms of marriage be more successful
or advantageous in certain contexts than the Western concept of marriage (based on love and monogamy)?
Then, from that same culturally relativistic standpoint, also consider some possible drawbacks to these forms
of marriage.

Type of Marriage Advantages Drawbacks
Polyandry

Arranged Marriages