Male/Female Roles
Male/Female Roles | Arguments for a Return to Modesty Are Flawed
In the following viewpoint Jonah Goldberg criticizes Wendy Shalit’s book A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue. He contends that Shalit advocates old-fashioned customs, such as arranged marriages and calling cards, because they preserved a woman’s modesty and contributed to respectful relations between men and women. In Goldberg’s opinion, Shalit’s arguments are flawed because due to many of the antiquated customs she endorses, women were owned and controlled by men. This patriarchal control, according to Goldberg, often led to the rape and abuse of women. Thus,...
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Women Should Be Encouraged to Be Stay-at-Home Mothers
- Women Should Not Be Encouraged to Be Stay-at-Home Mothers
- Early Marriage May Be the Best Choice for Women
- Early Marriage May Not Be the Best Choice for Women
- Women Should Reject Feminism
- Women Should Embrace Feminism
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Traditional Marriage Roles Would Improve Male/Female Relations
- Egalitarian Marriage Roles Would Improve Male/Female Relations
- A Return to Modesty Would Improve Male/Female Relations
- Arguments for a Return to Modesty Are Flawed
- Ending Male Bashing Would Improve Male/Female Relations
- Ending Woman Bashing Would Improve Male/Female Relations
- Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
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- Bibliography
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