CONTEXT - Society: Family and Class

Question 1

What was the role of women in the 17th century?

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Answer 1

Conduct themselves with grace & virtue, withholding expectations to avoid judgement.

Be silent and learn from husbands using society’s ‘guidelines’ to dictate all their lives.

Question 2

What was the role of men in the 17th century?

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Answer 2

Controlled finances.

Educated with a job outside the household.

Made decisions for their family and owned all property & monetary values. Children were taught to obey them.

Question 3

What happened to female power during the 16th century? Give examples.

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Answer 3

Ideas of female inferiority started decreasing due to more female monarchs in England, Scotland & Europe.

Men were getting more worried about women taking power away.

Question 4

What was is like for lower class households?

Answer 4

Crowded conditions with no plumbing, meaning bathing was a rarity & vermin was common.

Question 5

What was is like for higher class households?

Answer 5

More luxuries like access to piped water & houses were designed to boast wealth.