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Question 1:

What are the benefits and costs of a traditional family (man works/woman keeps house)? What type of insights into marriage can be gleaned from studying same-sex marriages?

Answer 1

There are several pros and cons of a traditional family and being a housewife is a choice these days as today women have the freedom to lead their lives the way they want to.

First let's discuss benefits of a traditional family.

Housewives have more time as compared to a working women.They have no work deadlines to meet and no riules to adhere to.They can enjoy more leisure time and feel less tired and stressed because of no work pressure which lets them learn new skills and pursue their hobbies.Family is always a priority for housewives.They can look after their kids themselves rather than handing them over to a nanny.Housewives can raise their children in a better way because they can devote more time to their children.Housewives make sure that no one feels left out like they have not been taken care of.Housewives are quite goods at doing household chores,so the house remains neat and clean unlike those houses where both the partners are working and they do not have the time for cleaning.Housewives are more social since they have more time to interact with new people and catch up with their friends whereas working women hardly get any time to socialize.

Costs or Disadvantages of a traditional family.

Housewives do not get financial freedom like working women.Working women earn money and thus are not dependent on anyone for fulfilling their needs which also makes them more vocal about their choices.Housewives rarely get any recognition and respect for doing household chores and taking care of kids since they are not the breadwinner of the family.Housewives lose the opportunity to help their families financially which is a need these days because of the high cost of living and high education fees of children.Housewives bear more risk as they only have their husbands earning for the whole family and in case the husband loses his job for some reason the family would be in financial crisis because often people have loan installments to pay other than paying for household bills.

Talking about same-sex marriages,it might not be acceptable in society earlier but now it has the acceptance and respect in society that it deserves like opposite-sex marriages.Same-sex marriage is the marriage of two people who belong to same sex or gender.It can be entered into in a civil or religious ceremonyToday,same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized in many countries.Recognition of same-sex marriage is considered a human right.Prominent supporters of same-sex marriage are human rights organizations and prominent opponents are religious groups.