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Democracy and Social Ethics · Theme
Gender Roles and Women's Work
How Democracy and Social Ethics develops Gender Roles and Women's Work.
Addams examines the restrictive expectations placed on women, particularly daughters, and the tension between domestic duties and the desire to engage in public life and social reform.
Where it surfaces
- Filial Relations
Explores how gender expectations confine women to domestic roles, stifling their desire to participate in broader community life.
- Household Adjustment
Examines the specific challenges faced by women in domestic labor, including isolation, lack of social ties, and the moral double standards that arise from gendered expectations of family devotion.