A hopeless romantic is what I would have called myself two years ago, now I feel like I am a realistic romantic. One of my other teachers this semester is a woman in her early forties, unmarried, and thinks that the act of marrying for love is absurd. At first I thought that SHE was being absurd, however after much thinking on my part I have come to find that she might be right. In most movies, love prevails over all, why? Is it because it does not actually happen for everyone? I like watching cheesy com-roms because I can leave my world for an hour and half and be in another where a couple goes through a circus of rides and then ends up together. Most movies, do not however mention what will happen in ten years. Will they get married, have a child, stay together or break up? With every aspect of our culture, every one's opinions seem to differ, and people just want different things. However, there are several benefits for marriage, whether it is for love or not.
The biggest deal to me about getting married is Social Security. There is no better way to ensure that you are going to be taken care of when you retire and your children have sucked all of the money out of you. Also being married gives you insurance benefits that are not offered for those who are not married.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Blog Assignment for Next Week
For this week's assignment, then discuss one of the following topics:
1) People in traditional communities in countries where the state is either weak or absent depend on relatives to help meet the basic challenges of survival.
In such societies, would it be risky to choose marriage partners exclusively based on romantic love? Can you imagine other factors playing a role if the long-term survival of your community might be at stake?
2) Many people in North America and Europe choose to have children outside of marriage. Considering some of the major functions of marriage, do you think there is a relationship between the type of society an individual belongs to and the choice to forgo the traditional benefits of marriage? Under what cultural conditions might the choice to remain unmarried present serious challenges?
To answer these questions, then you will want to take into account the Haviland chapter titled: "Sex, Marriage, and Family."
1) People in traditional communities in countries where the state is either weak or absent depend on relatives to help meet the basic challenges of survival.
In such societies, would it be risky to choose marriage partners exclusively based on romantic love? Can you imagine other factors playing a role if the long-term survival of your community might be at stake?
2) Many people in North America and Europe choose to have children outside of marriage. Considering some of the major functions of marriage, do you think there is a relationship between the type of society an individual belongs to and the choice to forgo the traditional benefits of marriage? Under what cultural conditions might the choice to remain unmarried present serious challenges?
To answer these questions, then you will want to take into account the Haviland chapter titled: "Sex, Marriage, and Family."
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