1.After reading the the chapters on Interpersonal Relationships and Intimate Relationships, and Gender(chapters 9,10,11) watch the film Out in America; and discuss the following:
How do the couples interviewed progress in the family life cycle?
Think about Harold’s statement about love at first sight.
Where do you see Harold and Harold now in the cycle?
Comment on as many couples/ individual’s experiences as far as they got through the cycle.
What factors played a role in relationship satisfaction for the couples interviewed?
Did that play a role in going on to the next stage?
What obstacles/challenges did the couples/interviewees face?
Were these obstacles something all relationships go through?
How did these challenges impact the person(s), the relationships?
How did gender roles, and cultural expectations play a role in the relationships of the person’s interviewed for the film?
How do they play a role in how you establish intimate relationships?
What do you think is the biggest take away from this film regarding relationships?