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This 6 page paper analyzes Daniel Crittenden's article "About Marriage" and refutes 3 of her arguments. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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of her arguments and refutes them; specifically, it examines her contention that ; that and that , and supplies counterarguments to her position. The Essay In order
to successfully refute Crittendens contentions, we have to identify her beliefs as opposed to the beliefs of the feminists she quotes. A close reading of the essay provides us with
Crittendens own thoughts, specifically: "... perfect parity in marriage will never liberate women from our duties and cravings as mothers" (Crittenden). In other words, women have instinctive needs to enter
marriage to perform what they consider their duty, particularly bearing children, and equality in marriage will not change that. What parity does instead, "... is provide [half the men in
America with an] excuse for shirking the duties of fatherhood" (Crittenden). She argues that if the mens and womens roles are completely equal, men have no real reason to remain
in the relationship. In her words: "If men are ... made to understand that their roles as father is interchangeable with the mothers - what compelling reasons do men have
to remain with their families? To open sticky jar lids and move heavy furniture?" (Crittenden). She writes that feminists believe that a heterosexual marriage should resemble a gay marriage
with "both partners or spouses [occupying] the same roles within and outside the home" (Crittenden). She says this relationship will work as long as sexual attraction lasts, but once its
gone, what then? (Crittenden). She argues that marriages last for reasons above and beyond physical attraction, and the main reason is that "husbands and wives seek different, supportive roles within
marriage, because they rely upon each other for different things" (Crittenden). She also believes that marriages are held together by the opinion of society that divorce is an indication of
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