John Scanzoni developed a model of marriage that is considered by many to be the preferred norm for American marriages even today. His model was based on specific roles for each partner divided strictly along sexual lines. This model marriage includes a husband who is the wage earner and thus the sole provider for the family and a wife who stays at home, bears children, and is responsible for the care and nurturing of them. She has charge of the house and is expected to care for it along with the children. She is expected to teach the children such things as responsibility and morality while the husband has only to worry about providing the funds to support the family. The family of Scanzoni's model is a conjugal type of marriage, in that the couple moves into a separate household from either's family. .
This type of marriage was made possible when America moved out of an agrarian society and into an industrialized one as it did around 1840 (Bernard 9). As married couples sought out a life independent of kinship by moving to centers of community where employment allowed them to make a better life for themselves the good provider emerged as a predominately male role. The opportunity for this to happen was not enough to make it a reality however. Other factors came into play, such as why, other than a small group of singe females, did the wives not take advantage of the abundance of factory work.
The first was immigrants, especially from Western Europe, who were willing laborers that displaced women as the first choice as employees (Epstein/Easton 99). So while the opportunity was there for women it was not a dire necessity that they go to work in the factories. The second event that helped keep women in the home was literature and books urging women to subordinate themselves to their husbands (Epstein/Easton 93). This literature put the home at the center of a woman's life with child rearing the most important aspect of home.
Marriage compared to the 50s has changed in many ways to now. People are getting married at younger ages now and to anyone they please. ... Decisions are more free then they ever were. ... These decisions were more based on color religion and family as opposed to now a days where none of that truly matters. ... The party after and all the fancy smancy things they get with the marriage. ...
Buoyed by ballot victories in four states in November, they're now on the offensive in two more; wins would mean that more than 20 percent of Americans live in places that have approved same-sex marriage. ... What happens then defines a lot of more about what happens next in the fight," said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage." "We're gonna win that and then there's going to be a state-by-state fight, and our record on that is amazing.... " In Illinois, a Senate Committee voted 8-5 late Thursday for a gay-marriage bill, but then ...
Why then should it be any different for gay couples. ... The final argument that I have heard opponents of gay marriage bring up is almost more of a complaint then an argument. ... People are afraid that if Massachusetts legalizes these marriages, then the idea of marriage will be challenged in all 50 states. ... Opponents of gay marriage point to the fact that if gay marriage is legalized across the countries then so will polygamy as well as other types of marriage. ... With the above claims made by opponents to same-sex marriages examined, it is now important to look at how the state would...
The argument against gay marriages usually begins with the definition of marriage. ... As of now the insurance companies do not let customers claim a partner or significant other under their insurance plans if it is a person of the same sex. ... Right now homosexuals and heterosexuals work side by side, live in the same communities as one another and some even interact with one another socially. ... Who is marriage defined by? ... Then there is the issue of marriage being a sacred institution. ...
While many are against same-sex marriage, many more are pro-gay marriage. ... In 1967, the case of Loving and Virginia, the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional all laws that restricted marriage based only on race, but now there is a larger constitutional problem with same-sex marriage. ... Thirty-five states now have legal rights for same-sex couples to become married. ... The Texas Marriage Exclusion does mention marriage restrictions but nothing about divorce. ... Section three of the act was then considered unconstitutional in 2013, which banned same-sex couples, to be recognized as "...
Until now, homosexuals have been looked down upon and treated unfairly. ... Moreover, if reproduction is a problem, then infertile couples should not be allowed to marry either. ... Then, why should gay community is prevented from doing things that give them hope and belief? ... Then, whose right is that to decide a specific group cannot deserve the certain legal rights? ... Then, is it ethical to isolate the gay community and deprive them of the human's important right? ...
Now, the LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender) community, which continues to increase, and supporters are battling for the same cause. ... If being sinful is against marriage, then people who lie, cheat, steal, etc. should not get married as well. ... Marriage is a basic human right but now it is only a privilege especially to the homosexuals. ... If they accept homosexuals in the society, then they should understand that it is part of their culture to involve in same-sex relationship thus be given the chance to wed as well. ... If the Filipinos accept homosexuals in the community,...
Just like many other things in life, if you want something to last and work then one must be willing to put in the effort that is required to have the rewarding results throughout the marriage. When deciding to marry someone, you then make the decision of making a commitment to your partner, but to yourself as well. ... Now of course as much as one may want to believe that there is such thing as a perfect marriage, its just not realistic. ... However, families now face some extraordinary challenges today, including divorce, extra marital affairs, birth of child before marriage etc. that contri...
A state can be in favor of gay marriage or it cannot be, which leads to the same problem that is being faced now. ... If the gay marriage issue becomes a federal issue, then it can hurt both ways. If the Federal government steps in says that gay marriage should be legalized in all states, then this is very much interfering with the sovereignty of individual states. But if the Federal Government decides against gay marriage then it is doing something unconstitutional which is denying the basic rights of the United States citizens, granted by the constitution itself. ... If no compromises are m...
