When it came to relationships it could be anything from marrying someone of the same sex to not marrying at all. There were new, more lenient guidelines to having a relationship in the 21st century, and they continued to evolve. Individuals were now aiming “for personal growth and deeper intimacy through more open communication and mutually shared disclosures about feelings with their partners” (428). The social norms of family life were becoming less apparent, and marriage in itself was growing to be less common. Marriage had transformed from the mid-20th century to the 21st century in monumental ways.
Throughout history men are seen as the “strong/tough ones”; the belief is that they should be paid more than women in order to support their families (Loney, 2005). Women often take time off from work to raise their children, which can interfere with their career path. Also, married women with children are more likely to leave their jobs, rather than women who are single and/or without
woman have legal equality with men, although they still do not have status equality with men (that is, males still tend to have generally higher social status than women). 3. Marxist Feminism. a. Capitalist class relationships are the root cause of female oppression, exploitation and discrimination. Men are socialised into exploitative relationships in relation to work and they carry this socialisation over into the home and their relationship to women.
These historical events changed people's views and attitudes towards certain parts of their life, this included marriage, love, social class and women in general. In the 19th century marriage for women was based on wealth and social status as well as pressure from family to wed, women were also a sort of 'legal slave', they did whatever their husbands told them to do, all of their assets were given to them directly after marriage (they had no independent wealth) and their main role was to bear children. This
Her brothers are worried that if Alex becomes involved with Carl, she will marry him and that the land will go to Carl and any children they might have rather than back to her brothers and their children. They argue that Alex should stay away from Carl because he is broke, and is just after the land, but Alex says it is her land and she will do with it what she pleases. A fight ensues where the brothers argue they did all the work and therefore should get the land, but Alex points out she worked too and made the hard decisions that landed them where they are today and that they all three split the land evenly. Even though Alex’s love for the land is inevitable, she at times struggles with the acceptance of other because of her womanhood. Her brothers insist that the land should be owned by the men of the family only, which is what sparks Alex to respond as she does.
In the Renaissance period, women played several roles in their families depending on their age and marital status. Male roles, in contrast, generally defined by social position or occupation. In urban societies, the delineation of female roles was sharper than in peasant society. Money was the crucial distinguishing element. Considerations of inheritance in a society that constructed descent in the male line conditioned the way in which daughters, wives, and widows lived.
In studies provided by the Census Bureau, women proved to have worked more hours per week than men. Vanderkam feels the pay gap is reasonable considering women are beginning to work more hours, but some Americans argue that social inequality is now in favor of women. America is always going to have competitiveness with employee wages. While this is seen as social inequality, it sometimes is morally fair. If women are working more hours than men, many people find it reasonable for women to make more money.
Furthermore, Breen and Cooke (2004) suggest the variation in the gendered division of domestic labour by identifying three types of women and three types of men.Post-modernists reject the idea that family life in modern industrial societies is still patriarchal as there are generalisations and over-exaggerations made at the extent of men's power over women in society. Since the 1950s, women now play an important role in the labour market, and the change from manufacturing to service economies have prompted more women to enter paid employment. The increase in the number of self-employed and part-time employed women suggest that the dual employment of families have begun to transfer breadwinner and decision-making power to women, especially when the woman earns a higher income bracket than that of her husband.From a post-modernist perspective, the feminist approach to the patriarchy present in society is not sensitive to the difference between families. Bernades states that "the modernist view of the family is essentially a popular image of the nuclear family. Heterosexual couples, with a small number of healthy children, living in an adequate home," implying that feminism is arguing against an outdated model that does not take into account the great diversity that exists between family relationships in
Over time, the traditional structure has had to adapt to very influential changes, including divorce and the introduction of single- parent families, teenage pregnancy and unwed mothers, homosexuality and same-sex marriage, and increased interest in adoption. Social movements such as the feminist movement and the stay- at home dad, have contributed to the creation of alternative forms, generating new controversy and concerns for the American family. Types of Family Structure The nuclear family is considered the “traditional” family. The nuclear family consists of a mother, father, and children. The two-parent nuclear family has become less prevalent, and alternative family forms have become more common.
During the colonial period South East Asia was very much a male dominated society. This issue was not so prevalent in pre-colonial times but as the twentieth century approached, social norms and laws became increasingly preferential towards men. For example the role of a male as the head of the household was enforced and many customary laws that had previously given women autonomy were 'reformed'. It became customary for females to be meek and, as the Victorian maxim goes, “be seen but not heard”. Women were also encouraged to increasingly rely on their husbands.