Male/Female Roles | Traditional Marriage Roles Would Improve Male/Female Relations

In the following viewpoint Steven E. Rhoads argues that men and women have biologically prescribed behaviors that complement each other in marriage. According to Rhoads, marriages flourish when men are dominant breadwinners and women are homemakers. He contends that while males are biologically and culturally suited to exercise power, women are suited to nurturing children. Rhoads is a professor of government at the University of Virginia.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Rhoads, why are feminists disgusted by married men?

2. How do...

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