Iranians
There were several things that I found interesting about Iranians. The first one according to the book was adultery is considered a great sin, and his harshly penalized. Cases of adultery are punishable with death by stoning (Hennon &Wilson, 268). I think that is harsh and cruel thing to do to a person because he or she committed a sin. The second thing was in Iran, marrying your relative is a normal thing to do. According to the book, endogamy has insured the accumulation of power and wealth. It was common for a newborn to be betrothed to his or her first or second cousin (Hennon, & Wilson, 270). The last thing is in Iran, divorce is a stigma for a woman and her extended family, especially the male members. As if the divorce is always her …show more content…
I think it is unfair for the woman to be blamed for the divorce regardless of the husband’s behavior. In reference to the Swinging Pendulum of Population Policy article, the one thing that stood out to me in this article is the Iranian authorities encourage families to have more babies. Like mentioned, in the article their country is becoming over populated, which in return is creating a water shortage problem and increase unemployment rate. I think if their country continues down this path, crime rate will increase and their economy will suffer. A way to fix this problem is create a policy that will beneficial for their country population.
Indians
There were two things that I found interesting about Indians. The first one was just like the Iranians they believe in marrying their family members. According to the book Murai payyan (marriageable kin) such as cross cousins and even uncle niece marriages are acceptable and sometimes-encouraged (Hennon &Wilson, 300). The last thing is around eleven million children
There were several things that I found interesting about Iranians. The first one according to the book was adultery is considered a great sin, and his harshly penalized. Cases of adultery are punishable with death by stoning (Hennon &Wilson, 268). I think that is harsh and cruel thing to do to a person because he or she committed a sin. The second thing was in Iran, marrying your relative is a normal thing to do. According to the book, endogamy has insured the accumulation of power and wealth. It was common for a newborn to be betrothed to his or her first or second cousin (Hennon, & Wilson, 270). The last thing is in Iran, divorce is a stigma for a woman and her extended family, especially the male members. As if the divorce is always her …show more content…
I think it is unfair for the woman to be blamed for the divorce regardless of the husband’s behavior. In reference to the Swinging Pendulum of Population Policy article, the one thing that stood out to me in this article is the Iranian authorities encourage families to have more babies. Like mentioned, in the article their country is becoming over populated, which in return is creating a water shortage problem and increase unemployment rate. I think if their country continues down this path, crime rate will increase and their economy will suffer. A way to fix this problem is create a policy that will beneficial for their country population.
Indians
There were two things that I found interesting about Indians. The first one was just like the Iranians they believe in marrying their family members. According to the book Murai payyan (marriageable kin) such as cross cousins and even uncle niece marriages are acceptable and sometimes-encouraged (Hennon &Wilson, 300). The last thing is around eleven million children