Author Question: Explain male domination in marriage. What are the major elements? How is this power sustained? ... (Read 30 times)

jace · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Explain male domination in marriage. What are the major elements? How is this power sustained?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Discuss changes in marital roles over the last 50 years. Use functionalism to show how this impacts marital dissatisfaction.

What will be an ideal response?

fraziera112 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The ideal answer should include:
Document the domination of males in marriage.
Discuss the aspects of this domination (e.g., traditional roles, disciplinarians, etc.).
Use conflict theory to discuss how this power is sustained.

Answer to Question 2

The ideal answer should include:
Outline traditional family roles.
Outline modern family roles where they have changed in important ways.
Articulate the functionalist viewpoint, paying particular attention to division of labor and role certainty.
Analyze the shift in roles from the functionalist perspective.