African LiteratureAttitude ChangeAuthorsCultural BackgroundFamily InfluenceFemalesFeminismForeign CountriesNovelsDiscusses eight novels by the following female novelists from Africa: (1) Buchi Emecheta; (2) Flora Nwapa; (3) Bessie Head; and (4) Mariama Ba. Explores customs and attitudes that cause the...
Black sisters, speak out. London: Pluto Press. Google Scholar Zondi, Nompumelelo. 2007. When marriage as an institution ceases to be partnership: Contested issues of rape and other forms of sexual abuse as condoned by culture. Agenda 74: 20–28. Google Scholar Download references...
A survivor of child marriage, Woodhull advocated for the radicalization of oppressive marriage institutions and found herself dubbed “Mrs. Satan” for her radical “free-love” politics. Indeed, her influence (or at least tenacity) was so great, she was compelled to run for presidency under th...
On the contrary, it assumes that whoever brings the most valuable resources to a marriage can expect to be able to bargain for some kind of compensation in the form of release from menial activities. In the traditional family, the wife provides domestic labor in return for economic support. ...
Julian Savulescu and Anders Sandberg (2008) argue in their article "Neuro-enhancement of Love and Marriage: The Chemicals Between Us," that love is physically healthy. The strong social support system that comes with partner love can increase one's overall happiness by lowering rates of ...
Loving Exclusions: Marriage, Emotional Attachments and Global Inequalities November 26, 2020/Guest Authors/1 Comment A guest post from V. Spike Peterson. Spike isProfessor of International Relations at the University of Arizona.She is a critical social theorist whoseresearch interests stem fromanti-war...
In a nutshell: affluent, dysfunctional WASPS unite. It’s a true, solid book club read. Lots to discuss and dissect about class, marriage, abuse, family, sisterhood/siblinghood (the parts with her sister were my absolute favorite of the book), mother/daughter relationships, and sometimes ...
A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s by Stephanie Coontz (review) Rarely has a book been as reviled and revered as Betty Friedan's 1963 best seller, The Feminine Mystique. Detractors vilified the book and its author for belittling marriage ...
“too trivial”) but because, as I put down those words, I realized how I felt about marriage was changing radically. Marriage was never in my life plan. Fourteen years later, I have a husband and three kids. Of course, I can’t credit the gay marriage movement with all of that, ...
A survivor of child marriage, Woodhull advocated for the radicalization of oppressive marriage institutions and found herself dubbed “Mrs. Satan” for her radical “free-love” politics. Indeed, her influence (or at least tenacity) was so great, she was compelled to run for presidency under th...