Week 4 Blog

    This week we discussed the interesting and controversial topic of gender. We discussed the questions: does gender really matter? What can/should we understand regarding gender as we plan, create family relations? Think to yourself your answers to these questions as I give my thoughts and opinions on the roles of different gender and if gender really matters. 

    First I would like to discuss the roles of the different genders, and please remember that these thoughts are my opinions based on what we learned in class. There is no right or wrong roles for genders. I feel that in most family cases the man in the house is the one that most likely has a full time job and provides for the family. In a proclamation given to us from the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints there is a sections that addresses the roles of parents. It says: "By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners." This section supports my thoughts that the father is to provide for the family. This section says that the mother is to nurture the children, but it then mentions that fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. To me this means a couple things. First of all it means the parents help each other with their main roles in the family, but it also means that in certain circumstances the parents can switch main roles. One of my good friends has a father who has struggled with back problems for a while, he was still able to keep it up, but then recently it became too much and he had to stop working. His wife was able to find a job to help provide for the family. 

    From discussing the roles of genders, I think that gender is important. I strongly believe that families are meant to have a husband and a wife and they are to carry out their roles. In a family with two fathers, I don't think that is a bad thing, the kid will probably turn out fine, but even if they try two fathers will not be able to carry out the roles the same a father and mother would be able to. I personally do not support gay marriage. Do I hate gay couple and gay people? Absolutely not! I do believe with all my heart however, that marriage should be between a man and a woman.

    Going along with the topic of gays, we discussed how some people's sexuality can be influenced. We discussed the situation in elementary schools when kids start hanging out with their own gender, but there may be a few boys that prefer to play with the girls. The other boys then start calling them names like sissy, or princess. This can influence the thoughts of the kid and in the future may lead the kid to question his sexuality. We also discussed pornography as a factor in influencing sexuality. I have heard some gay people say "God made me this way" that is simply not true. God made us to be attracted to the opposite gender, yes there are influences that may lead you to think otherwise and may lead you to be attracted not the same gender, but God never intended it to be that way.

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