Families and Schools: Read "Strong Families, Strong Schools" by Jennifer Ballen and Oliver Moles.

1		Which factor do the authors attribute with causing most of the variation in test scores?
2		What are some of the activities that families and students do together that probably increase academic performance?
3		Besides assistance in education, what are some other traditional responsibilities of parents in American culture?

Marriage among the Hmong: Read Gary Yia Lee's article entitled "Household and Marriage in a Thai Highland Society".

4		Who are the Hmong? Where do they live?
5		What are their ideal post-marital residence rules? How does this influence settlement pattern?
6		What is the courtship process among the Hmong?
7		With marriage among the Hmong, are gifts transferred from the bride's family to the groom's or from the groom's family to the bride's?
8		What are the characteristics of an ideal groom among the Hmong?
9		What is the relationship between kinship and potential marriage partners in Hmong society?