While this video, as well as the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage, highlight the changing nature of the institution, viewers can be encouraged to think about the ways in which the institution of marriage remains quite rigid. How does this rigidity continue to structure behavior? Further, viewers can be encouraged to think about how increased emotional satisfaction in marriage has come at the expense of institutional stability. What are the societal costs and benefits of such an arrangement?
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Please watch this video to help formulate your response.
(Source: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/1/category/marriagefamily138d4ad547/1.html)