My College's Attack on Family Life

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I am a college student and in one of my sociology courses they began to state how “traditional families” are something that are becoming less common (unfortunately) and how they are not necessarily the only kind of family. Before I could even blink I began to hear divorcees and others bash the traditional family system and begin to promote same-sex marriages, divorced incividuals starting step families, and other mish-mash variants of “families.” I began to defend the traditional family system by stating the balance of both male and female influence in child development and the loving relationship that develops between spouses that grows and is bonded with the addition of children.Suddenly, I am blasted as I am defending something that they see as archaic, and the saddest part is that they see it that way simply because of their own relationship mistakes (cheating, drug using, alcoholism, and the works).

I am so tired of being a system that actively condmns my beliefs on a daily basis… :mad:

Sorry, I had to vent.
 
you might challenge them to provide serious social science, economic and medical research that proves alternatives to normal families are better for children, men, women and society in general.
 
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you might challenge them to provide serious social science, economic and medical research that proves alternatives to normal families are better for children, men, women and society in general.
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Good idea. I understand where you are coming from. I was in an Art history class one day at the University of West Florida, and the prof asked if anyone in the class was Catholic, One other man and I raised our hands. He then went on to bash the Church, claiming that they ruined Art history. I tried to accept that he had a difference in opinion, but for the next three classes he would throw in little bashes that had nothign to do with Art History. If it had been about any other religion I could have sued the school. I just quit the class.

These people in your class are trying to make themselves feel better. Their experiences were the result of not putting God first in their marriage, and as you said they filled that emptiness with problems. alcohol, adultry, violence, etc.

You must feel very alone in that Class room. Before you walk in pray that the saints and angels join you. Put on the armor of Christ. Know that there are millions of us “out there” having similar experiences in the culture of death. You are not alone.
 
I agree-- gather the statistics that prove them wrong. They are definitely out there. Study after study has shown that same-sex “families” are bad for children and single parent homes are bad for children. You should have no problem disproving their unfounded assertions.
 
Being in a biotechnology program, I know the feeling. I’m constantly bombarded with questions as to why I don’t think abortion, stem cells, Invitro fertilization, cloning blah blah blah should be used. I was actually told that I shouldn’t be in the program if I were against such things as they were the “future” in science.
 
Go get 'em soldier!

One of the reasons I was attracted back to the Catholic Church is I love a good fight! The problem is I’ve often found the odds are not in my favor. But thankfully this kind of “fight” isn’t lethal - yet.

Standing for the Church will put you in some scarry positions indeed.

I was a bit of a hellion as a youngster. The most fun was the trouble I would make that was seemingly benign - it really made the authorities work to come up with something against us. However, if I could have ruined their day by carrying a Bible to class, or wearing a Pro-Life T-shirt. Hooooeeeey would I have had a heyday.

That being said. Try not to be discouraged. Show courage. Then, by your example you might bring other “traditionalists” out of the closet. They may approach you after class. At that time you can challenge them to help you the next time.

Since you’re in college try to put together a group of fellow students. You can then benefit from each other’s skills. One person may have the gift to stand in front of a whole group and take them all on - an orator. Another person might thoroughly enjoy reading and researching a problem. The two together can meet for coffee, discuss what goes on in class. The researcher can give the orator facts and weapons to back up his argument. Then the orator can feel more comfortable on his footing.
 
As a sociology professor, when you argue with your professor, make sure that the studies you cite are from legitimate ACADEMIC sources or your arguments will not carry any weight. Also, when I teach the module on family (sociology of the family is not my specialty) I do point out they changes in family structure, issues concerning whether or not the two-parent, 2.5 kid family was always the norm for all familes, historical differences in family structures based on race, ethnicity, and citizenship, and finally the debate over whether or not there should be a change in the way we define “family.”

Part of getting a college education is being exposed to different ideas. As long as your professor is citing legitimate scholarship in making his or her arguments you really have no reason to gripe.
 
If you argue with your professor, you won’t get a good grade. That is just the way it is. 😦

Almost all professors want you to regurgitate their info back to them.

After you finish the class, then take your info to him.
 
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If you argue with your professor, you won’t get a good grade. That is just the way it is. 😦

Almost all professors want you to regurgitate their info back to them.

After you finish the class, then take your info to him.
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Actually, that’s not true. If this student goes to his/her professor, with SOCIOLOGICAL studies illustrating the points, the professor will probably enjoy talking to the student since we get so few students who show that much initiative. Then if his/her reserach is sound, the professor may even ask the student to be a research assistant or take an independent study (we really do enjoy working with students who have enough interest in our subject matter to do independent research).

What will NOT go over well is if the student approaches the professor in an attempt to suggest he/she doesn’t know what what he/she is talking about (really, those PhD’s are not photocopies, we earned those)–especially if the student does it in a disrespectful way. The best way to approach the professor is to start by saying that you are really interested in the topic, you were curious about the comments he/she made in class, and you want to know about some of the contradictions in the literature. Then, show the professor the literature.

Also, after re-reading the original post, it seems as if the main gripe is with other students’ opinions, not with anything the professor said. In that case, you are SOL because they have as much right to express their opinions as you do.
 
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Good idea. I understand where you are coming from. I was in an Art history class one day at the University of West Florida, and the prof asked if anyone in the class was Catholic, One other man and I raised our hands. He then went on to bash the Church, claiming that they ruined Art history. I tried to accept that he had a difference in opinion, but for the next three classes he would throw in little bashes that had nothign to do with Art History. If it had been about any other religion I could have sued the school. I just quit the class.

These people in your class are trying to make themselves feel better. Their experiences were the result of not putting God first in their marriage, and as you said they filled that emptiness with problems. alcohol, adultry, violence, etc.

You must feel very alone in that Class room. Before you walk in pray that the saints and angels join you. Put on the armor of Christ. Know that there are millions of us “out there” having similar experiences in the culture of death. You are not alone.
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:hmmm: Just curious as to how your prof figures that the Catholics ruined Art History. If I recall, the Catholic Church commissioned several well known pieces of art (paintings and statues).
 
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:hmmm: Just curious as to how your prof figures that the Catholics ruined Art History. If I recall, the Catholic Church commissioned several well known pieces of art (paintings and statues).
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Maybe they’re mad that we have art containing images of Jesus and Mary rather than Venus :rolleyes:
 
**Actually, I think the Art History professor blames the Catholic Church for destroying or altering works of art. I seem to remember seeing this somewhere before, but I can’t remember.

Stuff like, having artists paint clothes on paintings that had naked people in them, or it even could be destroying other religions temples and shrines.**
 
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