Many two-earner or dual-career marriages struggle with many issues in their marriage and family, and your textbook addresses some of the challenges couples need to negotiate. The first major issue questions if it is even possible and practical for two-income couples to have a family or is it better to opt out and have stay-at-home moms and neotraditional families.
- What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of two-earner or dual-career marriages as opposed to neotraditional families?
- Do other cultures support new families and child rearing better than what is described in the video? How? Be specific.
- Should public policy address these issues? Why? How?
The second challenge dual-income couples face is negotiating provider roles. It is clear from current research that American men are still unlikely to share household tasks equally with their wives, even if both have careers.
- Do you agree with the results of this research and how much has it changed over the years? If you are married how do you and your spouse divvy up household work and are you satisfied with your arrangements? If one spouse earns more than the other, or if their career is more demanding, should that spouse be exempted from some of the household chores?
Read and respond to 2 of your classmates.
Watch this TED Talk:
- What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of two-earner or dual-career marriages as opposed to neotraditional families?
- Do other cultures support new families and child rearing better than what is described in the video? How? Be specific.
- Should public policy address these issues? Why? How?
The second challenge dual-income couples face is negotiating provider roles. It is clear from current research that American men are still unlikely to share household tasks equally with their wives, even if both have careers.
Watch this TED Talk:
- Do you agree with the results of this research and how much has it changed over the years? If you are married how do you and your spouse divvy up household work and are you satisfied with your arrangements? If one spouse earns more than the other, or if their career is more demanding, should that spouse be exempted from some of the household chores?
Required Course Materials
Title: Marriages, Families, and Relationships: Making Choices in a Diverse Society
ISBN: 9781337109666 (Print) | 9781337516174 (eText)
Authors: M. A. Lamanna, A. Riedmann, and S. Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Publication Date: 2018
Edition: 13th
Read the chapters below in the textbook:
- Chapter 8 – Deciding about Parenthood
- Chapter 9 – Raising Children in a Diverse Society
- Chapter 10 – Work and Family
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