Watch the first 5 minutes of this video clip from 2010 showing…
Question Answered step-by-step Watch the first 5 minutes of this video clip from 2010 showing… Watch the first 5 minutes of this video clip from 2010 showing Bob Vander Plaats speaking about the 2009 judicial ruling in Iowa that determined that denying gay people the right to marry is a form of discrimination:Watch this clip regarding House Joint Resolution 6 which advocated adding an amendment to the Iowa Constitution stating that marriage is only between one man and one woman. This clip showing Zach Wahls speaking about his own family went viral.Reflect on the following questions:How does this sequence of events: Bob Vander Platts stating in the first video that a majority of Iowans in 1998 were not in favor of same sex marriage.The Iowa judicial ruling in 2009 stating that banning gay marriage is a form of discrimination, and the failure of House Joint Resolution 6 (due to the Democratic majority leader of the Senate refusing to bring it to a vote)Reflect on the information portrayed in Chapter 8. (First, summarize the information presented in these two bar graphs, then apply it to the example of Iowa.)Vander Plaats also states that he does not believe that this issue “belongs in the courts.” Do you think it does? That is; should this have been decided through the judicial system? If not through the judicial system, then how do you think the issue should have been decided?Do you believe that banning same sex marriage is a form is discrimination? Why or why not?Zach Wahls, the young man speaking in the second video about growing up in a family with two mothers has now graduated from the University of Iowa and won a seat in the Iowa State Senate. Given his history of advocating for marriage equality, what other kinds of issues do you think he might fight for? Which of the three major theories in sociology do you think would best fit here? Why?Do you believe there is a difference in terms of general social acceptance–or for the experience of kids in same sex parent families–depending on whether it is a family with two moms or two dads? Why or why not? Social Science Sociology SOC 110 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
