Using the three diferent representaTons oF marriage presented in the learning block (polyandry, arranged marriages,and walking marriages)
Using the three diferent representaTons oF marriage presented in the learning block (polyandry, arranged marriages,and walking marriages), ±ll in the graphic organizer below. In Part A, you will have to ±rst idenTFy the biases you haveregarding marriage and their in²uence on your perspecTve oF marriage. In Part B, you will then take an objecTvestance and discuss the advantages and disadvantages oF these types oF marriage. In Part C, you will create a quesTon asocial scienTst might ask to Further the invesTgaTon oF marriage.A)In this ±rst step, do your best to idenTFy three oF your biases on marriage due to your culture and religion. ³heAmerican culture and legal system generally allow only one type oF marriage. What type oF bias does this embedin us? ³he religions that people belong to and pracTce can also impact their biases toward marriage, dependingon how their chosen religion de±nes marriage.How does this in²uence your perspecTve oF marriage in general?How does this bias in²uence your perspecTve on these speci±c types oF marriage?BiasesBias 1:Bias 2:Bias 3:Infuence oFthe BiasesB)While it is impossible to “check our culture and biases at the door” and become totally objecTve, we can idenTFyour biases (as you have already done above) and try to ignore them in order to consider other points oF view. Inthis next step, take a culturally relaTvisTc standpoint (in other words, try to overcome your biases) and considerthe tenets oF each type oF marriage. Why might these other Forms oF marriage be more successFul oradvantageous in certain contexts than the Western concept oF marriage (based on love and monogamy)? ³hen,From that same culturally relaTvisTc standpoint, also consider some possible drawbacks to these Forms oFmarriage.Type oF MarriageAdvantagesDrawbacksPolyandry