Ouestion1

Discussion whether intimate egalitarian partnerships or marriages are possible within a patriarchal society built on the assumption of unpaid domestic spousal labor?

Question 2

What policies might produce more egalitarian family roles and relationships regardless of specific family makeup (single parent, co-parenting non partnered, gay/lesbian, married, co-habiting etc...)?

Question3

How have you seen changes in marriage and family expectations impact gender inequality from a feminist perspective?

Question4

1. Bishop, C. (2021). "She is always doing the work." Perspectives of Latino adolescent males about their single mothers. Advances in Social Work, 21(4),1161-1177. https://doi.org/10.18060/24620Links to an external site.

2. Cao, H., Mills-Koonce, W. R., Wood, C. & Fine, M. A. (2016). Identity transformation during the transition to parenthood among same-sex couples: An ecological, stress-strategy-adaptation perspective.Journal of Family Theory & Review, 8(1), 30-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12124Links to an external site.

In 300-500 words critiquethe above two articles .Also respond to any of the following questions:

• What were the most interesting or useful concepts that you learned from the articles about marital unions and family?
• How did the main points of the articles relate to your perceptions of and/or experiences with family lives?
• What new and interesting facts did you learn about the history of women's movement in the United States and why did you find them interesting?
• Which parts of the video addressed the concepts and/or materials that we have covered so far in the course and how did those video segments reinforce the lessons from this course?