Marvin Harris Why Nothing Works
In Marvin Harris’s work Why Nothing Works: An Anthropologist Looks at American Culture he argues that the underlying changes in the American economy since the 1950s have changed the nature of marriage, the nuclear family and sexuality in the United States. Throughout, this paper I will be analyzing Harris’s theory as well as stating my own personal beliefs from the experiences I have with each topic.
Economics and marriage go hand in hand, during the era of the “baby boom” majority of the women in marriages were almost 100 percent financially dependent on their husbands therefore making it very hard if not impossible to separate from their spouse. Women were essentially forced to stay in marriages because they were not able to support themselves.
Economics and marriage go hand in hand, during the era of the “baby boom” majority of the women in marriages were almost 100 percent financially dependent on their husbands therefore making it very hard if not impossible to separate from their spouse. Women were essentially forced to stay in marriages because they were not able to support themselves.