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I agree with Ashley and Sarah about the information given in Chapter 2 of Mintz and Kellogg. Not only was it too generalized, but I feel like I did not learn much from it. It was a brief survey of three very different and important groups that should each have had their own chapter like the Puritans. I can't tell if this bias towards New England is just extreme bias from Mintz and Kellogg or if it is lack of information on these groups compared to New England. However, I think Mintz and Kellogg did a good job with their information on women in the different groups, including the Puritans, and how they affected different societies in different ways (ex. patriarchal vs matriarchal societies, and the duties of the women). That part was very informative. -- Kari | I agree with Ashley and Sarah about the information given in Chapter 2 of Mintz and Kellogg. Not only was it too generalized, but I feel like I did not learn much from it. It was a brief survey of three very different and important groups that should each have had their own chapter like the Puritans. I can't tell if this bias towards New England is just extreme bias from Mintz and Kellogg or if it is lack of information on these groups compared to New England. However, I think Mintz and Kellogg did a good job with their information on women in the different groups, including the Puritans, and how they affected different societies in different ways (ex. patriarchal vs matriarchal societies, and the duties of the women). That part was very informative. -- Kari | ||
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| + | It bugged me quite a bit, like I've noticed with a few other people, that Mintz and Kellogg use the New England family as the norm. It would have been beneficial if they used other colonies and their families as a basis for comparison because it makes the American family far too one-sided for this time period. Also, I was always taught that New England families actually weren't the norm and were rather different from, say, a Chesapeake family. -Kelly W | ||
