armies‚ factories had no choice but to require women to have longer working hours so as to compensate for the destabilization that resulted from massive enlisting of men in the armies (Bergmann 85). Sharing Housework Equally The aforementioned situation made it necessary to have spouses share duties equally as this served to facilitate the creation of an extra amount of family time‚ even with its limited availability. Furthermore‚ women began considering men as equals especially after it occurred to
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their participation in the paid work force‚ and the average paid work week of fully employed women has risen from 35 hours in 1969 to 40 hours in 1990 (Schor 1993). The overriding question for most dual-earning marriages--is who is going to do the housework. Apparently men and women have a different perspective on who should do what‚ and they find themselves fighting about it. The man is apparently demanding that she do most of the work‚ and she is demanding that the man do it (Harley‚ Dr. "�How to
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Title Page Spouses Sharing Household Responsibilities Jaime Moore Comparison 101 Mrovarc 4/6/11 Homework 12 Sharing the household responsibilities between husband and wife has become the norm in most families today. The following essay outlines the reasons and logic behind the importance of sharing household tasks. With today’s economic structure both spouses generally work. Two incomes are often required in order for the couple to make ends meet. Many personal and Financial
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Should housework be an assumed responsibility of either spouse? ASSIGNMENT NUMBER FIVE (CH.12-13) 1. Regardless of whether the family is a dual-income family or not marriage is about compromise. With compromise comes accommodation. One couple might have a partner who works longer hours or has a more strenuous job. To accommodate the partner‚ the other spouse might have to do more of the house work. One partner might have more responsibilities than another but in the end it should be equally
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Housework: The Key To All Successful Relationships When thinking of the term housework‚ even in today’s evolved society‚ it is sometimes known to be an activity that females in the family are generally responsible for. However‚ housework is not only defined by cleanliness and tidiness of a home‚ but also includes the up-keep‚ and maintenance. These are essential in order to keep the house in good condition. In my family‚ the men have become mainly in charge of the maintenance and
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Abstract Little is known about the role the spouse plays in an entrepreneur’s motivations for entrepreneurship. A gender comparative qualitative study is presented‚ based on interviews with 68 entrepreneurs (45 men and 23 women) in New Zealand. A continuum of spousal support is described—those whose spouses are co-founders‚ supportive spouses‚ and unsupportive/ambivalent spouses. Findings show that women and men tend to have different expectations of their spouse when contemplating starting a business
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It is a fact of life that everyone will need to do housework‚ even if there are a million other things they would rather be doing. For some people‚ it seems to be a miserable or tedious endeavor. Perhaps it would be more enjoyable thinking about housework as an opportunity to lose us in another new world. “The Zen of Housework” by Al Zolynas is a wonderful poem about finding the sacred in those most ordinary tasks. Seeing the kind of sacred in Al’s housecleaning also requires a great sense of humor
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Choosing a spouse is an important decision in life. Most of people do not want to live alone. But sometimes it is hard for them to decide what kind of person is right to be his or her spouse. The three main factors that need to be taken into consideration when choosing a spouse are attraction‚ communication‚ character and values‚ and money. The first consideration that inspires someone to have a spouse is feeling strong attraction to him or her. This can inspire someone and a good start to choose
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opinion understanding is the base for any relationship. And it is also true that trust is more important. But sometimes we ignore the truth only because of misunderstanding. And that time it automatically points to the word Trust. But if I understand my spouse well then she would have no fear to share whatever annoying thing she might have
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Topic: In some countries‚ teenagers have jobs while they are still students. Do you think this is a good idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details. As the matter of fact‚ in both Vietnam and many other countries all over the world‚ teenagers usually have some part time jobs during their school time. However‚ it has recently come up as a controversial issue that whether students should work part time or not. In my opinion‚ I agree with the standpoint that it is a good
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