Blog 3

I will have to start by saying that these last two weeks were a little slow for me. Meaning I wasn't able to catch any conversations with issues that we have been reading in class, or even hearing anything on the news of interest. So, with that being said I will have to resort to talking about topics that I had read in the readings for this week, and previous chapters. When I first read the title to Chapter 4, Sex, Power, and Intimacy, I got excited. I was thinking that after I read this chapter I would be able to share the new information that I have learned with my husband. The one statement that I agreed with in the book said this, "When heterosexuals intimacies are grounded in unequal power relationships, it becomes more and more difficult for women and men to love in healthy ways". After reading that it re enforced what my husband and I share - and equal distribution of power in our relationship. There might be subjects or activities that one of us excel in more, but for the most part we are a balanced couple. It is said that men and women talk differently to where men speak in a more authoritative manner where as women tend to speak either in a softer tone or say things in more of a question as to trying to include everyone in their requests. One thing I do have to say about that issue is that even though men speak in a more authoritative way sometimes the person who speaks politely and with a softer tone will be able to get what they want faster. People who are spoken to with respect tend to be more willing to help or fill out requests instead of being told to do something.

Blog 2

So, when I signed up for classes this semester I didn't realize how intertwined they would be. The three classes that are overlapping certain subjects with one another are CDFS - family relationships and marriage, Food and Nutrition, and this class Women's Studies. The hot topic that seems to be going around within CDFS and Women's Study is the whole take on gays/lesbians. One thing mentioned in CDFS class was if gays were allowed to marry would that break down the whole meaning of marriage and what it stands for. In my opinion I believe that gays should be allowed to be joined together for life in the eye of the law. The reason for this is because say two people of the same sex live together for 20 years and then one day one of them passes away unexpectedly. In the eye of the law the person who passes away didn't have any living kin or significant other because their homosexual relationship/commitment was not recognized by the law. It's sad to see someone lose their life partner, but to also lose everything that they worked for together just because the law doesn't recognize it. I wouldn't agree with them calling their union a marriage, but more like a legal partnership, therefore, both parties (homosexuals and heterosexuals) are satisfied. The idea and values of marriage between a man and woman only are restored, and gays get to share what ever is theirs with their partner. Of course it is easy for me to make this decision in my head because I am a female married to a male and I am accepted by society for my choices.