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If Only My 8-year-old Liked To Read Sociology

Matthew YglesiasJessica ValentihereFull Frontal FeminismsaiddoStephanie CoontzUSA Today
The very word 'marriage' is so deeply associated with the idea that it involves men having to do less housework. Even the most untraditional couple will fall into it after marriage, unless they are very conscious of it. They judge themselves against this centuries-old standard of what a wife does, which they didn't have to do when they were just living together.
Journal of Family IssuesJonathan Cohn