Essay Assignment
For this mini-essay (approximately 600 to 700 words) on gender and family you need to have watched the two video lectures on men and family in Japan AND watched the video entitled Family Values: The Chinese Family in Transition.
A. Think about the gender roles and family dynamics in postwar Japan. What are the similarities and differences between the role of men in Japan and that of U.S. men?
B. In the video Family Values: The Chinese Family in Transition you are introduced to several families throughout China in the late 1990s. Discuss some of the major issues facing Chinese families in the 21st century. Think about what has prompted these changes and challenges.
C. In the video Family Values: The Chinese Family in Transition, we are introduced to the Zheng farming family in Anhui province. The documentary ends with the cousin, Xiaohai, agreeing to an arranged marriage. Why did he do so and would you do the same if you were in the same position? Why or why not?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.