due5/15

Chapter 14: Recap Assignment

1. What the following clip and answer the questions below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Pm5092a0c

Describe the difference between polygyny and polyandry. What are the benefits of having multiple partners? What are the disadvantages? Do you feel that polygamy should be legal in the US?

2. Some researchers have argued that singlism(please read this article to get a better understanding of the concept: ) is prevalent in the US and around the world. What are your thoughts? Why might someone be afraid of being single? How are singles discriminated against in your culture? Does sex/gender and/or age have anything to do with it?

3. How do each of the three sociological paradigms discussed in class view family and relationships? Which one do you agree with and why? Find a real-world example that supports the theory that you chose (this could be a newspaper article, scholarly journal, book, etc.) Include the citation for your source using APA formatting.

After reading chapter one and reviewing the PowerPoint and supplemental readings on the course site, you should complete the following tasks:  

Answer the following questions in complete sentences (5-7 sentence responses): 

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Assignment is due on Sunday May 15 by 11:59 pm. 

Worth 15 points.

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