Marriage in the 20th century: A feminist perspective.
A defining feature of the 20th century in Western civilization was a profound change in the roles women play in both private and public life. The field of couple therapy was influenced by that change and, to a limited extent, participated in it. I will argue that the field has avoided fully embracing the principles of feminism that generated the social changes in gender and marital roles, settling instead for a more token acknowledgment that gender means something, without wanting to specify what that something is. In responding to the other articles in this issue, I make the case that the connection between gender and power in marriage needs to be more fully integrated, in the theory, research, and treatment of couples.
Rampage
Cheryl
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Family Institute at Northwestern University, 618 Library Place, Evanson, IL 60201, USA. c-rampage@northwestern.edu
D019546:Couples Therapy; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012922:Social Change; D019366:Western World