09 Nov ANARCHY OF FAMILIES
Topic:
ANARCHY OF FAMILIES
Rules and descriptions given by the Professor:
- Please READ the Given Reading (which is the PDF file attached below) AND the Teacher’s Anecdote on the topic before starting on the Discussion Post.
- Please utilize ONLY the APPLICABLE lessons within the given reading AND the Teacher’s Anecdote when answering the questions.
- Please use at-least one ADDITIONAL outside sources excluding the Given Reading.
Teacher’s Annecdote:
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Read the short chapter of Alfred W. McCoy, “Anarchy of Families: Historiography of State and Family in the Philippines“
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Thereafter, please submit your RESPONSE/REPLY to the following guide questions:
Questions:
- The Philippines has a long history of strong families assuring social survival when the nation-state is weak. Do you agree to the synergy between strong family and weak state? Is there a way to alter this paradox?
- What is your view on the “role” of elite families in nation-building? Are “families” relevant in the historical progression of the nation?
Further Notices:
- Please DO NOT simply copy paste. 🙂 Thoughts and statements from the given lessons or other sources should be reworded.
