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I think the weakness of these chapters from "Domestic Revolutions" was the vagueness in explaining the familial changes throughout the 17th-19th centuries. The authors approach the transformation between a public economically driven family to a private and loving marriage as the rule, not the exception. They seem to ignore the fact that probably many marriages throughout and until the 19th century were full of love for spouses and affection for children-this probability does not work into the author's explanation of the familial changes, so they just leave it out. Also, many pages were dedicated to the progressive changes of female expectations as wife and mother, but they do not emphasize enough on the persistent negative attitudes society had for women. --Joyce | I think the weakness of these chapters from "Domestic Revolutions" was the vagueness in explaining the familial changes throughout the 17th-19th centuries. The authors approach the transformation between a public economically driven family to a private and loving marriage as the rule, not the exception. They seem to ignore the fact that probably many marriages throughout and until the 19th century were full of love for spouses and affection for children-this probability does not work into the author's explanation of the familial changes, so they just leave it out. Also, many pages were dedicated to the progressive changes of female expectations as wife and mother, but they do not emphasize enough on the persistent negative attitudes society had for women. --Joyce | ||
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| + | Commenting on Cash and adding to what I just said; I wonder how many divorces can be attributed to the media. I assume increased divorce rates have something to do with failed expectations. But when did these expectations begin to play a role in relationships? --Andrew B. | ||
