... 't agree or consider that as being helpful as the division between how many days each spouse washes up is not even and it's segregated. In her own research she found little evidence of symmetry in Young and Willmott's 'symmetrical' family, She also states that even women in paid employment still has the major responsibility for housework. There is no evidence ... roles are still segregated and are still dependant on females to complete. This supports Oakley's theories as they prove that there are still segregated conjugal roles within the families and little symmetry. This tells us ...

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... therefore people don't see cohabitation and divorce to be immoral as a result of this Churches and other religious practices have loosened their views on divorce in order to maintain what little followers that remain. As secularization has increased divorce and cohabitation no longer hold a social stigma, people are more accepting of these forms of relationships, this was recognized by Juliet Mitchell ... ...

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... a viable nuclear family, as it was also not a "norm". In my opinion, in certain areas e.g. support for Murdock when everyone agreed that "female-headed families were families gone wrong" is a little too idealistic as at the end of the day the vital functions are being fulfilled. Arguments that go against Murdock that support Matrifocal families are that a female headed family is ... addition to my point; gay families are not always a social institution, they need acceptance. My conclusion to my assessment is that the family is not always a universal social institution and you will not a...

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