It portrays the father as the sole incomer-earner and decision maker, while the mother is the homemaker, economically and socially dependent and the children are dutiful and respectful. ... Just as Ellen recognizes other aspects of her mother in the formation of the book club, Ellen also recognizes what her mother gave up for her father, that she has always "deferred to him-, in order to safeguard the marriage for the sake of her family. ...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It portrays the father as the sole incomer-earner and decision maker, while the mother is the homemaker, economically and socially dependent and the children are dutiful and respectful. ... Just as Ellen recognizes other aspects of her mother in the formation of the book club, Ellen also recognizes what her mother gave up for her father, that she has always "deferred to him-, in order to safeguard the marriage for the sake of her family. ...

• Word Count: 834
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Field's book, she quotes a social worker who asserts that "Surrogate agreements should not be enforced by the courts These arrangements will cause grave psychological and social damage to the surrogate mother," leading to consequences such depression, destruction of self-identity, and difficulty in forming close interpersonal relationships. ...

• Word Count: 3494
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate