The Mary S. Hartman reading connects three themes-marriage, gender and law, state and church.
At the beginning of 2nd chapter Hartman is using Thomas More work Utopia to compare household structure in England (page 37). She is analyzing Utopia to show how English society was seen from many Utopian aspects.
In this chapter Mary S. Hartman is discussing marriage development of the West in relationship of the rest of the world. On page 39 she identifies northwestern European family patterns like late marriage, significant number who never marry, domestic service, nuclear household. She is noticing family pattern differences between the East and the West. Later Hartman compares family patterns with the rest of the world (China, India, and Morocco).
Mary S. Hartman also discusses early-marriage to late-marriage and shows that change to late-marriage has affected modern life. On page 54 she argues that agricultural production and seasonal agriculture works in Northwestern Europe affected late-marriage for both men and women.
2 comments:
I agree with Madara's assessment of Hartman. However, I think that the crux of the argument in this chapter was gender. Every paragraph seemed to tie in the fact that gender determined the general life experience of an individual, regardless of the marriage model. I really enjoyed this chapter and am eager to keep reading.
I agree, but I think that Hartman is is making the point that gender roles are not the same in reality and that they are begining to change in the late marriage model. The use of Utopia as an example I think is a way to show how things were and how people wanted them to be.
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