Discussion

I. Define the Problem

A. Identification of problem area, including such questions as:

1. What is the situation in which the problem is occurring? Politics are creating divides and disagreements in family settings and relationships.

2. What, in general, is the difficulty? Putting aside political differences and opinions can sometimes be impossible, especially if it is personal to a particular family member (ie. LGBTQ, Trump supporter/ non-supporter..ect)

3. How did this difficulty arise? It has always been a difficult thing to navigate, but as tensions in the nation rise and become more divided, the family can become more divided.

4. What is the importance of the difficulty? It’s important to be able to navigate and learn how to interact with family with opposing views to make sure relationships are not damaged.

5. What limitations, if any, are there on the area of our concern? What if differences cannot be ignored? What if a family member’s lifestyle is opposed by a parent or sibling because of their political views?

6. What is the meaning of any term that needs clarifying? N/A?

II. Analyze the Causes of the problem and its Limits

A. Analysis of the difficulty

1. What, specifically, are the facts of the situation? “29 percent of Americans either married or in a relationship acknowledged the current political climate was causing tension with their partner” “The study also found that more than one in ten Americans (11 percent) has ended a romantic relationship over political differences. That number increases among millennials with 22 percent having broken up with someone over polarizing political views.”

2. What, specifically, are the difficulties? A difference in politics is now often seen as a difference in morality. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/09/political-party-morals/597517/

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/zackhunt/2018/02/dont-difference-political-opinion-difference-morality/

B. Analysis of causes

1. What is causing the difficulties? When boundaries that were set up in the beginning of the marriage are crossed. One may try to start getting the other to see it their way, and convince the other to change their opinion.

2. What is causing the causes? Political polarization has risen significantly, morality has become more partisan https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_are_the_solutions_to_political_polarization