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Women Running The World, And The Men Who Want To Stay With Them
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Amanda Ross Sociology of the Family 10-15-01 Short Essay: Marital Happiness Women Running The World, And The Men Who Want To Stay With Them A marriage is a social unit in which there is a certain, sometimes unequal, distribution of power. Traditionally, the husband carries the majority of power, while the wife is subservient in many aspects. There had been a male breadwinner, as the wife takes care of everything else. This puts the wife at an economic and social disadvantage. These women truly had the weight of the world on their shoulders, a house to run, children to mold, a husband to attend to and the world to run. As time has progressed, there has been a recognition of the real stain this structured inequality has taken its toll on marriages. Not all marriages follow this old format, but a lot of the beliefs of what marriages should be have remained the same....
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