This paper analyses marriage from a perspective of Conflict Theory. Based on theories of Marx, and economic structures in societies, conflict theory assumes that all social relations are based in kinds of conflicts and that social order is determined through coercion. Power is the dominant feature of conflict. This essay argues that sex and gender constitute the basis for a division of labor, and as such determine conflicts in a marriage as a conflict in divisions of labor based on social roles. 7 pgs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
