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Title "The Modern Family Is Not Symmetrical" Hypothesis Or Aim My hypothesis is that "The modern family is not symmetrical due to inequality in the household". The idea of the symmetrical family is taken from Willmott and Young following their research into family life in London. They found that husbands play a bigger part in family life, conjugal bonds are strong and the family is home centred. But the society we live in is based on the ideology that woman should be homemaker; that husbands 'help' their wives with domestic chores demonstrates that these jobs are seen as women's work. Subjected to patriarchy, women are forced to live the ideology. (100 words) Context and Concepts Delphy's most innovative contribution is her application of Marxist concepts to the analysis of patriarchy. Although committed to Marxists analytical methods, she was highly critical of those who regarded women's subordination as a secondary issue and who...

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