Internet Exercises

Internet Exercises
Marriage among the Hmong: Read Gary Yia Lee's article entitled "Household and Marriage in a Thai Highland Society" at http://www.atrax.net.au/userdir/yeulee/Culture/Hmong%20Marriage.html.
Who are the Hmong? Where do they live?
What are their ideal post-marital residence rules? How does this influence settlement pattern?
What is the courtship process among the Hmong?
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?
What are the characteristics of an ideal groom among the Hmong?
What is the relationship between kinship and potential marriage partners in Hmong society?

Same Sex Marriage: Read the summary of the report entitled "Same-Sex Couples: Marriage, Families, and Children" written by Michael S. Wald at http://www.law.stanford.edu/faculty/wald/summary.shtml.
What is Proposition 22? Who sponsored it?
How might Proposition 22 negatively effect the 400,000 same-sex couples living in California?
What arguments have been made in support of Propostition 22? How have opponents responded to these arguments?
What are Wald's conclusions regarding Proposition 22? Do you agree or disagree with him? Why?

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