Sociology Of The Family

Part I of Essay
In William Goode’s article Why Men Resist the title is his statement of men’s attitude toward equality and the body his supporting theories. First and foremost he makes the point that there are and have always been socioeconomic and emotional contradictions in the way of fu ....

Part II of Essay
.... the women gaining power. Given this set of tensions why it is that men continue to resist are revealed according to the author in defined sex roles and the sociology of the superordinate. Sex roles he maintains at one time were attributed to biological differences, an explanation that no longer works. Men and women’s talents are now overlapping. Technology and tools are available to both sexes to house, feed, clothe and protect ourselves. The explanation of the sex roles is left to cultural definitions of sex roles and the social pressures t ....