¶ … Marital Power U.S." discuss describe advantages disadvantages married U.S. How role gender plays Education, Earned Income, (Professional: Occupational / Title) Does wage difference explains subordination home ? discriminating women, Is a systematic pattern dominates women men?( include race differences describing discrimination) Does domination public sector private sector? How ? Include discussions couples inherited wealth powerful status divorce rates types marriages average married couples? type family formation pattern affects continues future generations (children involved type families). Marital power in the U.S.

Advantages and disadvantages of being married in the U.S.

Marriage is a wonderful union of two people who are bonded in love. One advantage of marriage is that it gives the two people in love the ability to love and to be loved in return. Marriage gives the two people an avenue to channel their love and attention towards a greater feeling. A second advantage of marriage is that it creates the necessary balance for the upbringing of children. Through marriage, the child has a balanced family with a father and a mother and it makes bringing up the baby easier. Marriage also has the advantage of providing a companion for a person with who they can share stories, experiences and grow old together. Another advantage of marriage is that it teaches the two people in the union to be tolerant, caring and unselfish. It also allows them to share the challenges, rewards, and sorrows of their lives.

Marriage also has disadvantages. The first disadvantage is that it limits a person to having to consider the opinion and thoughts of another in their everyday lives at all times. Therefore a person is less likely to make decisions regarding spending their own money or time on their own. Marriage also brings about sacrifices and compromises that a person may not be willing to undertake such as having to live with in-laws.

How the role of gender plays out in marriage

Each gender has had its own behaviors, attitudes, and values which influence their role in marriage. Gender roles affect...

The level of education and incomes affect the role of each gender in the marriage. For women, societal expectations have changed from the time when they were regarded as housewives to allowing them to pursue education and careers. When women become educated and successful in their careers, they tend to spend less time fulfilling their traditional role in marriage of taking care of the family and children. However, for educated men who are successful in their careers, they find it easier to fulfill their traditional role of being breadwinners since they earn a higher salary.
Explanation of subordination within the home

Subordination within the home has always been as a result of the traditional role of women as the lesser sex in the marriage. The traditional role of women came about as a result of the physical and social infrastructure that led to women not attaining high levels of education thus preventing them from pursuing careers. Scholars argued that this wage gap led to subordination of women in the home. However, over the years, this situation has changed as a result of globalization which has reduced the wage gap between men and women in contemporary marriages but the subordination of women still remains as it was. Therefore, it can be seen that wage differences do not lead to subordination in marriage rather subordination results from the traditional role of women as the lesser sex in marriage.

Pattern of domination of women by men

The pattern of domination of women by men suggests that subordination differs by race, class and ethnicity of the partners in the marriage. Bednarek (1998)

argues that these traits that cause differences in patterns of domination of women are only relevant because they influence their social ranking. They thus observed that women of color are often subordinated in marriage as a result of their race, class, and ethnicity which suggests a structural or socially patterned nature…