LABR 2P86 Lecture 1: LABR-2P86 - Lecture One - Intro to Women and Work
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4 short answer out of 5 (each worth 5) Reflect upon a question of your choice related to the course. Most household goods were produced by women: clothing, soap, candles, spinning, weaving. Ideological justification for the separation of the sexes and for the relegation of women to the domestic sphere (underlying construct) Still an underlying construct in north america. Separate roles and domains ordained for men and women. Men provide material support for their families; women to perform domestic tasks. The ideal man is the one who supported his wife and children. Monday, 2 may 2016: when women went out and got jobs it took away a mans sense of feeling manliness, therefore husbands of working women were similarly made to feel derelict to their duties. Often, families had no choice, female family members needed to earn an income of some kind. When this happened, families still tried to maintain the image of the male as family head and breadwinner.