This is a statement that I once heard, but never realized for myself whether or not it was true. I'm certain that if I could decide whether or not I believe she was abused. This could give me a whole new paradigm from which I could view the treatment of women on T.V. Or it could be a waste of time. For me having grown up watching stuff like this on T.V. has done nothing but raise questions in my social awarness.
2007-10-23 10:32:38 · 2 answers · asked by Ed 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Hmm. I'm not so sure. I work in mental health, and I've seen spousal abuse, and she wasn't all downtrodden and miserable. I mean, I wouldn't let anyone speak to me the way Archie spoke to her, but that's me, and it's 2007. He called her "dingbat" and stuff; that could be considered verbal abuse. I guess it depends on whether you're talking about something you would discuss in a court of law, or just creating a definition of abuse for your own personal development.
2007-10-23 11:11:41 · answer #1 · answered by thalesgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be--but each of us "become" the person our parents/mother required of us to be. I.e., we adjust as infants to be the child that pleases our mothers, primarily. We then have to find the opposite personality to mate/marry, inorder to form a "harmonious" union! If Edith hadn't married Archie, she would have found someone just like him! OR, she could have gone through a lot of therapy--if she'd had the money--become her own person, and found someone who wanted a more equal union!!!
2007-10-23 20:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by Martell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋