In the modern industrial societies, equal family roles are arguable.It can be said that family roles are equal to some extent but it cannot be denied that some people still live very traditionally. The dominance of women in the professional fields may not prove that women have equal family roles. Even though women are working, they are expected to do all the household, perfectly. The stereotypical view of a family, is still there in the society. People claim to live lives symmetrically but still there is a huge number of families who are cereal packet families. In such a scenario, family roles turn out to be similar to the ones earlier.
Yet, their examples of families which either live symmetrical lives or women hold dominance in the family. There is a growing number of house-husbands in the western societies, in which women work and men do the household chores. There are families in which both the man and the woman work, do the household together and take decision together.
Hence, in a society there are a few places with equal professional and family roles, and a few places who are still struggling to have equal roles.
Tag: Equality
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How far are family roles equal in the modern industrial societies?
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Explain why women find it difficult to find equal rights in the family.
The major reason for such inequality is the stereotypical image of a female. This stereotype pictures a woman as financially dependent, with no right to take family decisions and only live as a house-wive. Despite the increasing dominance of feminist ideas in the society, the stereotypical image stays there inconspicuously. Even though women have stepped into the working world dominantly,they still have the same roles or position in the family. Women do work, but they are supposed to fulfill the similar gender oriented family role as earlier. With dominance in finances women haven’t gained a dominant position in the family, to some extent. Women have dominance in the profession but still aren’t given the equal right to take family decisions. However, it would be wrong to say that women completely have no equal rights till date, Currently, women are certainly struggling for equal family roles, but they are places in the society where women are the ones leading their families and taking family decisions. There are places where women are the supreme gender of the family.