Kris Maulden's Sections - August 24/25
Hello, I'm Kris Maulden, and for half of you, I'll be your TA this semester. I won't spend a lot of time telling you about myself here because you'll hear all of that this week in sections. I only have a couple of quick questions for discussion in sections this week, so without further ado, here they are:
1. Given Tuesday's lecture, what exactly do you expect from this course? What do you think will be important, and is that what you were expecting before you entered the classroom Tuesday morning?
2. This question relates to Thursday's lecture, but just think about it for a few minutes after you leave the lecture and before your discussion section begins. How are men and women supposed to act, according to what you've been taught by parents, schools, ministers, etc.? Do you (or anyone else you know) try to live up to all of those qualities, and why or why not? What parts of those more traditional gender roles have not changed even today, and in your opinion are there expectations and qualities that are impossible to escape? Why?
Please, by all means, I want to hear your opinions. One of the things that you'll notice about me quickly is that I believe in very open discussions. Keep it civil and stay open-minded, but otherwise feel free to say what you think here.
1. Given Tuesday's lecture, what exactly do you expect from this course? What do you think will be important, and is that what you were expecting before you entered the classroom Tuesday morning?
2. This question relates to Thursday's lecture, but just think about it for a few minutes after you leave the lecture and before your discussion section begins. How are men and women supposed to act, according to what you've been taught by parents, schools, ministers, etc.? Do you (or anyone else you know) try to live up to all of those qualities, and why or why not? What parts of those more traditional gender roles have not changed even today, and in your opinion are there expectations and qualities that are impossible to escape? Why?
Please, by all means, I want to hear your opinions. One of the things that you'll notice about me quickly is that I believe in very open discussions. Keep it civil and stay open-minded, but otherwise feel free to say what you think here.
posted by Anonymous at 3:07 AM
1 Comments:
1. The lecture wasn't all that surprising... my high school teachers were pretty good at trying to cover conceptual stuff as well as facts and figures.
2. The discussion on gender roles was pretty interesting to hear in a history class: I've had teachers talk about gender roles in past sociology and literature classes, but never history. Overall, I feel that as a society we do tend to force people into very strict gender roles... partially due to biological differences, and partially due to our patriarchal heritage. While gender roles are strating to become blurred in that we CAN choose whatever route we want, we are still pressured to do one thing or the other: guys are told to be the primary wage-earner, women to be housewives and child-rearers.
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