Being a Daoist Priestess shows us that men weren’t the only type of human beings able to hold a place of power. By women obtaining property shows us that women could work for themselves and were independent from men. During this time women were quite happy with their rights, but the smile will soon be wiped off their faces because their rights just keep dwindling down to nothing. During the middle or end of the Tang dynasty and beginning of the Song dynasty women’s rights were at there “peak” and started to decline slowly. The Tang dynasty declined due to loss of communication throughout the empire, generals and officials gaining too much power, and revolts causing the empire to be weak and open for attack.
In the Gupta society, the women also were forced to be much more trapped than in any other societies. Families who preserved their families honor by protecting the girls virginity, ultimately would ensure a good husband, from a better family then their own. Girls were also kept confined and unsocial which Clay explains when she writes, " ... it was perceived that young brides could be more easily socialized to remain docile and loyal to their husbands and in-laws, even in abusive situations"(Clay 71). This trend of women now being kept away only for her husband seems unfathomable, but for many young girls it was their
However, some women joined the work force and would do jobs that men previously had held. Some were not forced to, but they had to work as hard as they could to support their families during this difficult time. In contrast, the writer Norman Cousins commented that there was a negative opinion on the women’s presence in the workforce despite women willing to acquire a living wage. He also stated in his book that the federal government proscribed holding government jobs by both members of a married couple, and many localities stopped hiring women whose husbands with a minimum wage (Cousins 1939). Another aspect of the Depression affecting life of women was the moral argument against working-women.
Changes in Marriage Marriage is traditionally dominated by the men while the society expects the women to submit in all forms. In the late 1800s, women were not expected to show their displeasure in any way in their marriages. People, indeed, considered marriage as the “happy-ever-after.” Being an independent widow, Kate Chopin decided to voice on behalf of the women of those times by writing stories concerning how women felt confined and suppressed both spiritually and sexually in their marriage. The general society during that period did not give room for women to be open-minded. Major socio-demographic change, however, have taken place over the last two centuries and has significantly brought changes to the institution of marriage.
Human emotions include love and compassion, which is still not simple enough for Montag’s generation. When Montag thought about Mildred dying he knew he would not cry because, “it would be the dying of an unknown, a street face, a newspaper image”(Bradbury, p. 44). Marriage is supposed to be about love, but he doesn’t even know what that is. They are only married because that is what everyone else does. Mildred’s friends have been remarried more than four times.
Savannah Albanese Mr. Muro POS 2112 01M April 28. 2013 Research Paper: Gender Equity Nowadays, nearly fifty-percent of all marriages in the United States ended in a divorce. In most situations, if there are children involved, the mother is automatically the primary caregiver simply because she is the mother. Fathers are often given little time with their child and limited rights to them. A lot of the time this is simply because he is the father and not the mother.
Discuss the influence of culture on romantic relationships Across the world culture is found to play a large part in romantic relationships, but it varies both across and between cultures. In western cultures such as the U.K, USA, and Europe , we are given free will over who we form our relationships with, whereas in non western collectivist cultures such as Asia, India and Africa a majority of relationships are pre-determined by arranged marriages where the parents select the best partner. According to research this is due to the parents thinking their child will choose their partner based on attractiveness and not success. So the parents choose the most successful partner knowing their children and grandchildren will be well looked after. In western cultures divorce is more common and it’s acceptable for people to get married multiple times.
Refugees have also been made available for women by the government, which have allowed women to escape domestic violence. However, some feminists argue social policies reinforce patriarchal ideas of men and women. For example, tax/benefit policies assume husbands are the main wage earners and this means women can find it difficult to claim benefits in their own right, which reinforces women’s dependency on men. Therefore, some women may less likely to get divorced so may be left in an empty shell
History of the American Family At the birth of our nation, American families were built on social customs and ideas that in our age may seem unethical. Couples entered into contractual marriages of convenience, and wives were considered property rather than an equal. Colonial marriages were more like business deals, with men choosing mates that were strong, obedient, could bear many children, and of course, some chose ones with dowries or annual income. Mortality rate was high in women and children, 30 percent of children died before the age of 16. Childbirth was the leading cause of death in women, which left husbands for caring for young children and they would quickly remarry.
Today abuse consists of men and women not applying for jobs, having more children just to obtain more aid, and staying unmarried to qualify for greater benefits. It is a system that has helped many people become government dependent and indifferent to work. According to the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, there has been “…$2.9 billion in questioned costs; with $23.3 million in recoveries and $2.8 million in fines and a further $25.5 million in settlements, judgment, and restitution.”(SSAO) The people who are taking advantage of the welfare system are those who decide to lie or cheat to not receive an honest income and take funds from law-abiding citizens who are hard workings and have families to support. This does not seem just especially when statistics from The Department of Health and Human Services show that there are nine U.S. states where welfare pays more than the average salary of a U.S. teacher. There are forty states where welfare pays more than $8 per hour which in some states is more than the minimum wage.