Women's Views on Marriage

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The role of women in the United States has undergone a major transformation over the past four decades brought about by changes in their economic and social status. The decline of marriage as the number one priority of women may be due in large part to the greater amount of alternatives today's women have. Studies show that women are placing increased value on autonomy and focusing on ways to reach this goal. This research study empirically explores current views on marriage as a priority, for women ages 18 through 45. The questions examined in this research are: (1) Are women of today considering marriage to be their first priority? (2) What are the reasons for this choice? and (3) What are the issues surrounding this topic? The paper performs a literature review and looks at the subject from a sociological and psychological perspective.

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"Griffith (1997) reports on a movement by the National Organization for Women (NOW). In response to a men's group urging men to be more responsible to wives and children (the Promise Keepers), leaders of the NOW group state that this is aimed at subordinating women in and out of the home. The current NOW model of marriage includes a full and equal partnership, lacking all submission of females to male authority. Other women argue against this reaction and support the Promise Keeper's movement. Thus there is a debate between two groups of women, the orthodox and the revisionist feminists. Conservative feminists state that liberal feminists ignore the reality and needs of the average woman, and liberal feminists argue that conservatives ignore the varieties of female experience. These findings point to the possibility that more than one female view of marriage continues to exist."

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