Gottman has done with many years of researching conflict within marriages is come up with a series of tests that can help couples work through problems; and also gives them the ability to evaluate their marriage and pinpoint areas that could lead to divorce. ... Gottman used other techniques such as using a lie detector test, chairs which measure how much the couples wiggle while they are discussing the conflict and other equipment that can record physical and physiological information. ... The concept of stability according to Gottman is being aware of the different personality styles within...

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The ultimate test comes in the form of a bet the men place on the women, when Petruchio says that Kate is now "tamed."" ... She also stereotypes women as physically weak and then suggests that they should make their personality mild to match their physique. ...

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During the time of Victorian England, women were treated unfairly by today's standards. They became victims because society treated them differently than they did men. The character Tess from Tess of the d'Urbervilles was one of these victims. Victorian society used the concept of purity, a theo...

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