{"id":354,"date":"2010-07-01T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2010-07-01T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/teaching\/?p=354"},"modified":"2011-11-07T16:00:26","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T21:00:26","slug":"love-and-marriage-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/teaching\/2010\/07\/01\/love-and-marriage-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Love and Marriage II"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Public<\/a>
\nThe authors of the “The Changing Landscape of Love and Marriage<\/strong>” (found in the most recent issue of Contexts) Kathleen Hull, Ann Meier and Timothy Ortyl have graciously lent the Teaching blog some great ideas for ways to use their article in the classroom.
\nThe first activity they offer to pair with the article is an in-class survey<\/a> that asks the students to rank their feelings\/opinions on love, relationships and sexuality. \u00a0Here’s a sample of the questions:<\/p>\n

Full survey here.<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>In-Class Survey <\/span><\/strong>(sample questions)<\/span><\/p>\n

Rate the importance of the following characteristics in a mate, using a four-point scale as follows:<\/p>\n

A<\/strong>=indispensable; B<\/strong>=important; C<\/strong>=desirable, but not very important; and D<\/strong>=irrelevant or unimportant.<\/p>\n

9. \u00a0good cook and housekeeper
\n10. pleasing disposition
\n11. \u00a0sociability
\n12. \u00a0similar educational background
\n13. \u00a0refinement and neatness
\n14. \u00a0good financial prospect
\n15. \u00a0chastity (no previous experience in sexual intercourse)
\n16. \u00a0dependable character…<\/p>\n

27. There\u2019s been a lot of discussion about the way morals and attitudes about sex are changing in this country.\u00a0 If a man and a woman have sexual relations before marriage, do you think it is always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0 Always wrong
\nB.\u00a0 Almost always wrong
\nC.\u00a0 Wrong only sometimes
\nD.\u00a0 Not wrong at all<\/p>\n

28. \u00a0What if they are in their early teens, say 14 to 16 years old?\u00a0 In that case, do you think sex relations before marriage are always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0 Always wrong
\nB.\u00a0 Almost always wrong
\nC.\u00a0 Wrong only sometimes
\nD.\u00a0 Not wrong at all<\/p>\n

29. What about sexual relations between two adults of the same sex \u2013 you think it is always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0 Always wrong
\nB.\u00a0 Almost always wrong
\nC.\u00a0 Wrong only sometimes
\nD.\u00a0 Not wrong at all<\/p>\n

34. \u00a0Who do you think usually enjoys sex more \u2013 men, women, or do they both enjoy it the same amount?<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0 Men
\nB.\u00a0 Women
\nC.\u00a0 Both the same amount
\nD.\u00a0 Don\u2019t know<\/p>\n

Rate your agreement or disagreement with the following statements using this 5-point scale:<\/p>\n

A<\/strong>=Strongly agree, B<\/strong>=Agree, C<\/strong>=Neither agree nor disagree, D<\/strong>=Disagree, E<\/strong>=Strongly disagree.<\/p>\n

35. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Same-sex couples should have the right to marry one another.
\n36.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is all right for a couple to live together without getting married.
\n37.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s a good idea for a couple who intend to get married to live together first.<\/p>\n

42. \u00a0 Which of the following statements comes closest to your feelings about pornography laws?<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0 There should be laws against the distribution of pornography whatever the age
\nB.\u00a0 There should be laws against the distribution of pornography to persons under 18
\nC.\u00a0 There should be no laws forbidding the distribution of pornography
\nD.\u00a0 Don\u2019t know<\/p>\n

45. \u00a0I would not have sex with someone unless I was in love with them.<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0 Strongly agree
\nB.\u00a0 Agree
\nC.\u00a0 Disagree
\nD.\u00a0 Strongly disagree<\/p>\n

46. \u00a0My religious beliefs have shaped and guided my sexual behavior.<\/p>\n

A.\u00a0 Strongly agree
\nB.\u00a0 Agree
\nC.\u00a0 Disagree
\nD.\u00a0 Strongly disagree<\/p>\n

(questions 9-26 are from Buss et. al.–referenced in the article)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Be on the look out for more activities to pair with this article next week!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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