SOC 605 Study Guide - Final Guide: Psychological Abuse, Sandwich Generation, Open Hand
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Plus families needed 2 incomes (cost of living): there were a lot more working mothers because of the changing idea of the role of women, which came from the feminist movement. Men doing domestic labour is often viewed as him helping . This perpetuates the idea that housework is women"s work (the domestic angel) Labour is divided evenly, with exception of breast feeding (birth mother) Idea that women cannot move up in male dominated work spheres because of this invisible barrier set up by systematic inequalities. Patriarchal imposition on the workforce that women in male jobs will stay/get stuck . Men in feminized jobs (ex. nurses, educators, etc. ) move up quickly and are quickly. Children were the property of their father. Could be sold, killed and beaten without any legal ramifications. Men not involved in child rearing in any way. Fathers responsible for discipline, mothers responsible for everything else.
