SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Mento, The Feminine Mystique, Family Law
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why should we expect change to have happened in the domain of housework. one of the first analysis in the feminist movement of domestic labour. what was going in families was a primary source of inequality. the feminine mystique is seen as the first feminist work which spoke about her isolated role as a homemaker full time. domestic work has been assessed by many feminist analysts to be one of the sources of gender inequality in our society. S we are studying it for that reason. S usually managing a household meant doing productive work. [ today homemakers do not produce any material goods. O meals eaten in 15 minutes, order disrupted, cleanliness disturbed quickly. [ these ideas came about after the industrial revolution when productive work left the home. [ the role was invented or constructed in the 19th century.
