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Monday Conference: Redefining marriage: analysing an argument

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Why do people get married? Around the world, some people marry for love while others marry for social or pragmatic reasons, including economic ones. In this clip, filmed in 1973, explore the arguments of leading anthropologist Dr Margaret Mead as she challenges many of the ideas about marriage that were current at the time.

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Topics Text structure Beliefs Reading Reading comprehension Attitudes Values (Psychology) Marriage Critical thinking Listening comprehension Language conventions Text types Text purpose Discussion forums

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