Thursday, April 3, 2008

cooking cleaning having babies is democracy

Tocqueville says that women in Europe are seen as equals of men in every way. Women are told that they can do or be whatever they want. They are complimented and are put up on a pedestal. Tocqueville doesn’t like this because he thinks this makes weak men and disorderly women. This would then lead to a failure in society. In America women and men are in separate spheres. Each has their duties and responsibilities. Each is allowed to excel as far as they want within their sphere. This creates equality between the two because there is no competition or comparison. This he says is democracy.

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