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Reflection
These two assignments represent some of what I did in my Marriage and Family Relations class. The assignments in this class covered a wide variety of topics. Some of the topics I felt related to me and some did not but it is always good to understand other points of view and situations that others you come in contact with might be going through.
The first assignment was to find an advice column and respond to it. This was difficult for me because we do not take the newspaper. I looked on the websites for our local newspapers and could not find a newspaper that had the advice columns online. It took me some time to find an advice column online. When I did find one both letters related to situations that I could understand which is not usually the case. In reading the letters and the response I found that I could relate to the writer of the letter and I felt that the advice given was lacking in some ways because of my own experiences.
The second assignment I have included is about if men and women could switch roles. What was interesting to me about this assignment was that my husband and I often do things that are typically seen as being done by the opposite sex. I have no issue drywalling and he has no issue watching the kids and cleaning house. It works for us. Since writing this paper I have noticed more when women are doing things that normally I see men doing. It is becoming more and more common for men and women to be doing things that are typically seen as being done by one sex.
The picture is of my creative assignment. I made a native american outfit. We talked about stereotypes and how we view people from different ethnic backgrounds. This outfit represents a stereotype of how many people think Native Americans dress. I need to make sure that I am judging people based on who they are and how they act rather than on stereotypes.
The first assignment was to find an advice column and respond to it. This was difficult for me because we do not take the newspaper. I looked on the websites for our local newspapers and could not find a newspaper that had the advice columns online. It took me some time to find an advice column online. When I did find one both letters related to situations that I could understand which is not usually the case. In reading the letters and the response I found that I could relate to the writer of the letter and I felt that the advice given was lacking in some ways because of my own experiences.
The second assignment I have included is about if men and women could switch roles. What was interesting to me about this assignment was that my husband and I often do things that are typically seen as being done by the opposite sex. I have no issue drywalling and he has no issue watching the kids and cleaning house. It works for us. Since writing this paper I have noticed more when women are doing things that normally I see men doing. It is becoming more and more common for men and women to be doing things that are typically seen as being done by one sex.
The picture is of my creative assignment. I made a native american outfit. We talked about stereotypes and how we view people from different ethnic backgrounds. This outfit represents a stereotype of how many people think Native Americans dress. I need to make sure that I am judging people based on who they are and how they act rather than on stereotypes.