Origins of the Family Traditional Orthodox Family vs. Victorian Era
Male Researchers Female Researchers
Ideal traditional orthodox model of the Victorian era
family Looked at one cohorde of women who
Men try to entrench the social reflected the ortho trad model of marriage
construction of reality in the ideal sense
They would like to have that benefit in The rest were largely women just toiling
them It was very middle and upper class
What we find in the actual writing of the Women focused on the trad ortho model
trad/ortho which was done primarily by but ti was very upper and middle class
the male researchers : The working class had an entirely diff
Men are economic providers experience for them the Victorian era is
Men are instrumental persons theirexperience
instrumental labours do the physically Victorian era The mother was the lady
work (work with hand) of the house kept as a prisoner of her
Men are active participants in the external sex, expcted to be gentile, chaist, , lady
world public sector like accomplishments embroidery and
Men are responsible for the socio- needle work, fend off her idolness of being
economic status of the family in society the lady of the house and doing nothing,
that why u are asked for ur dad does and directed the gardener and cook, maids
not for mom for living Ex dundurn castle in Hamilton, of Victorian
Women are confined to home that’s era would be pride and prejudice
where they want them Mother gains importance as she is left
Women are domestic caretakers do the behind in the grand house looking after
the kids who are allowed to be kids and
unpaid work
Women are expressive individuals kiss play and learn and be mischevious and
the booboos and make them better taugh good manners
Women are in charge of the home front Role of motherhood adds inferiority
they know hwen to put on the party, when more women work
the cooking has to be done, when the They tended to their kids
celebrations are in the fam Victorian women were literate, could read
Women are influential in terms of the and write and of some stature
quality of life they keep the peace, Not uncommon for them to sit and read
when to network, ex if the grandma isn’t poetry
talking to the fam, she mends it Made the diff in the world, they knew they
If a man gets transferred, the women just had passions and desires but couldn’t do
follows much with them except becoming the lady
This notion of motherhood is caring for the of the house
fam, and subordinates hers like to the fam, Some were famous painters but they
devoted to the husband signed their painting with a male name
Father goes out to work in the cruel word and got middle man to sell them and come
Comes back to have the meal on the t
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