Wednesday 21 November 2018

New York TImes Article towards birth outside marriage

1: How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers?

The article "For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside of Marriage" is about births outside marriage being the normal. This text can be read and interpreted differently by people. The conservatives are all about tradition and they are less adaptable to change, which means the prefer to marry before having children whereas liberals are more open to change and throughout the decades the are the ones shifting and going away from tradition in order to achieve their own happiness. Furthermore liberals reading this can be empowered and encouraged as well as feel empathetic towards "Amber Strader" because of having to grow a child alone and not willing to marry but conservatives might be appalled, because of the break in tradition

2: Which social groups are marginalized, excluded or silenced within the text?

Within the text, the author excluded minorities with the use of bias through selection and omission. For example the boyfriend of Amber was portrayed as a part-time house painter who was reluctant to wed, which immediately paints a bad image for guys in relationships in general. Another instance where social groups are marginalized is where the author through the use of bias through statistics states that blacks have more kids outside marriage in comparison with latinos and whites.

2 comments:

  1. WWW: I agree with the first introduction. The first few sentences are good as they focus on the text and include the two perspectives.
    EBI: The thesis statements don't really have arguments established. The second question could've included men as well.

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  2. Good introduction! However, Your general statement in regards to the topic is superficial. I recommend going into depth in regards to the subject in hand and how the median of news itself conceptualize a certain perspective in different readers. Nice reference of ideologies both in conflict or adhering to the article. The argument could have been fully articulated in my opinion, mainly due to the lack of conflicting perspectives. (for the first paragraph)

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