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'''Marx''' I find Boydston's crtique of Marxism as fundemental to her understanding of the role and definition of subsistence in a family. Does Boydston do a fair job in showing that housewives' labor was distinctive enough to be reconized outside of the typical Marxist analysis? - Stephen | '''Marx''' I find Boydston's crtique of Marxism as fundemental to her understanding of the role and definition of subsistence in a family. Does Boydston do a fair job in showing that housewives' labor was distinctive enough to be reconized outside of the typical Marxist analysis? - Stephen | ||
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| + | I the statement that the made the most sense to me was that the reason industrial capitalism grew was because of the denial of the economic value of housework. This really seemed to make a lot of sense to me. It seemed that as long as men had control over the family's income women would never truly be considered able to contribute to the family's economic growth. While they do accept the fact that women do work at home, such as, caring for the children or cooking and cleaning, they still hold the belief that their work had little to no economic value. -- Kellye Sorber | ||
== Mintz & Kellogg == | == Mintz & Kellogg == | ||
