1950’s Social Guidance Movie on Having a Happy Marriage
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- Who’s Boss is an accurate and useful social guidance film for making marriages work. Slightly ahead of its time, the film focuses on Jennie and Mike who are married and both have high powered careers. Mike complains that Jennie isn’t taking care of the house, and Jenny wants to know why Mike thinks she should do all the housework. Their marriage is in trouble and close to cracking all the time. They constantly argue over money, friends, and work. Fortunately for them, however, they decide to compromise and learn to live with each other’s priorities. They develop a budget, Mike helps out with the housework, and in seven years, they’ve saved up enough to buy a house and they have two kids. Who's Boss portrays a realistic couple grappling with the changing attitudes about gender and work that were felt by educated couples at the time. This film does not resolve every question that 1950’s conformism and gender roles brought up, but it does make an honest effort to build a ...
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