Watch the following videos: The Womens Kingdom, Multiple Husbands, and Can arranged marriages be modern?
Answer one of the questions below.
After you submit your initial post, respond to two of your classmates posts using the 3CQ response
Compliment your classmate on their post (use their name!)
Comment about their post.
Make a connection to something external to the discussion (such as your own experience, information from our text, or something you saw in a documentary or TEDTalk)
Ask a question that will prompt further discussion.
Compare the three types of marriages in the films to the marriage practices in the United States. How are they similar? How are they different?
Compare and contrast the marriages shown in the films with two of the societies from our
eHRAF Marriage and Choice assignment.
Discuss the interconnectedness between marriage practices, economics, and social status as shown in the movies or the eHRAF societies we studied in class.
There was a lot of discussion in the movies about cultural change in response to modern influences. How do you think the different societies will change if they stop participating in their traditional forms of marriage and family structure?
