men and women's roles...question?

Question

if men are "supposed" to be the Breadwinner of the Family, and women are "supposed" to Nurture the Family, do u see those roles and equal in importance to each other, incomparable, or one more important to the other?

Answer 1

In all honesty... Unfortunately I believe the wife's role is more important...(If involved with traditional roles)
They need to keep up on that and make there men feel important and keep them happy so they keep going to work and keep doing everything they need to bring home the bacon. Plus the happier you make him the more money and whatnot he will want to do for you

Answer 2

In the context of this question money gives a family food, hence breadwinner. It also gives the family clothes and housing. However, Nurturing or parenting more simply determines the morals taught to the child other than instincts and the behavior, the personality, etc. What makes the child or person who they will become arrives a lot from the upbringing. So do you value having a home and food with little morals and good character, or do you value having little food, clothes, and material items and but good morals, loving family, and good character more? Thats what I will ask you. I say if you have the good character or upbringing than you have hope to push forward and find a way to make money but if you have no character but lots of money...what happens if you lose the money and material items.. All of that is temporary but what you are is pretty set into place. Both roles are important though and I personally believe the man should be the head of the family and the wife the support. But without the head the support is nothing and without the support the head is nothing so....teamwork!!

Answer 3

Honestly, I think taking care of the children, nurturing the family, cleaning, taking care of the husband is much more demanding. I saw a special on TLC that put together all of the chores and responsibilities of a woman such as playing psychologist with the children, cleaning, cooking, chores, tutor, teacher, and some other stuff I forgot and got to a yearly sum of $100,000. No time to herself while men work 9-5 women work 9-9. I'd rather work and bring home the money than to be a stay at home mom. To much responsibilty and pressure.

The sad part is that nowdays most men don't even want to work anymore! We women have to do everything!!

Answer 4

I feel that men and women's roles nowa days are equal. They both work and they both cook and clean. They are more balanced than way back when. And i think that is right for this day and age. The woman in the house with the kids and the husband out working hard making money fit for that time period but now, you have to make a lot of money just to be comsidered average so you need all the work power you can get!!!1

Answer 5

If the mother stayed home and raised the children and the man went out and worked all day to pay the bills I wouldn't see a problem with that. Raising children is more difficult than going to some crap job for 8 hours. I would say all in all it would be close to equal. Depends on how those two people feel cause no 2 people are the same.

Answer 6

In the 50's, that question might be simple to answer. Today, I don't believe those roles are so defined (nor should they be).

My wife owns her own business and is busy at night. I do all of the cooking and keep most of the household, as I am home at a normal time. We both make equal amounts of money.

If any one person in a relationship feels their assumed role is more important than their partner, they are wrong. Modern relationships are built on equal ground!

Answer 7

A successful family absolutley depends on both roles working in conjunction with eachother. Each one is absolutley necessary and important. Each role requires a deep measure of commitment,and both are equally time consuming and emotionally draining. But the result is usully a good one, as long as both partners respect and appreciate the others role.

Answer 8

I wish we still had the mentality of the 50's where a woman's value was wrapped up in the home, and that an average family could survive on one income. But now, most married couples have a full-time job each and the kids are left to fend for themselves. And old-time crafts like canning, crocheting, and embroidering are lost. They are of equal importance in running a household, but totally different in what it takes to get the job done.

Answer 9

Both are equally important, because you cannot have a functional family if you have one without the other. Who's in those roles doesn't matter to me.

Answer 10

in this day and age it's the breadwinner role that seems to have more weight to it. true, same could be said for nurturing the kids but without enough money, it's kind of hard to do. and even those who do have the money to bring their kids up right generally fall short of greatness when it comes to parenting. both roles are crucial but also are varied in terms of "what's good parenting."