Compulsory Feminism

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Abstract

For a long time, what Alexis de Tocqueville called the American “spirit of freedom” was balanced by settled norms that guided young men and women toward domestic life. These norms added up to a sexual constitution that rested on the foundational assumption that men and women had different and complementary roles. Tocqueville recognized that this constitution, which emphasized the virtues of restraint, service, and obedience in marriage, tempered America’s otherwise fissiparous individualism.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalFirst Things
StatePublished - Mar 2024

EGS Disciplines

  • Other Political Science

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