... most of history, accepted their traditional roles with little complaint. They drew much satisfaction from the work they did both inside the home and for materials they manufactured to be exported outside it. John Brown, the vicar of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, can sum up ... no cow, hence no milk, no cheese, not hens, nor chicks, nor eggs ." Without a wife, the tranquility and success of an independent home was unattainable. When explaining to a young girl the importance of a industrious and skilled disposition, " You cannot expect to marry in such a manner as ... was changing to a cash econo...

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... since the beginning of time. In the 1950's, women were viewed as unemployed where they were shown in non-working roles and often at the home. If women were shown working they were always in low-end paying jobs, like secretaries, clerical, or blue collar positions. Advertisements usually showed ... felt that sales would probably go up if companies promoted lets say cleaning products to men, and women were the ones out working and grocery shopping. This advertisement would probably make a lot of women excited, and since women buy over half the products in the household they would be more ....

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... social agenda for maintaining the realization of society and its subsequent shift back to the value of family and the importance of a parent being in the home is a safeguard for the children and the community as a whole. There is a " hidden agenda" in the business of advertising, media, and ... commercial world. The domestication and sexualization in the future for women is to be at the home. Mothers are getting expensive sexy clothes, getting, pampered at the spa and salon while her children are in school and her husband is busy being the ... bread winner. Then to come home to clean, ...

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... it channels men into the paid labor force, commerce, and government. According to functionalist theorists, it is efficient for society when one spouse remains at home and performs domestic duties while the other spouse works outside the home. This division of labor is accomplished conveniently (at least for some people) by dividing work according to gender. Thus, women are given expressive tasks ... : smoothing interpersonal problems among family members, defusing hostilities, and creating solidarity. The mother comforts children when they are hurt, gives a birthday party for the father,...

• Word Count: 2301
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