The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Political Science, History
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Author: Friedrich Engels ISBN: 9780141958347
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Publication: April 29, 2010
Imprint: Penguin Language: English
Author: Friedrich Engels
ISBN: 9780141958347
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication: April 29, 2010
Imprint: Penguin
Language: English

The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884), was a provocative and profoundly influential critique of the Victorian nuclear family. Engels argued that the traditional monogamous household was in fact a recent construct, closely bound up with capitalist societies. Under this patriarchal system, women were servants and, effectively, prostitutes. Only Communism would herald the dawn of communal living and a new sexual freedom and, in turn, the role of the state would become superfluous.

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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884), was a provocative and profoundly influential critique of the Victorian nuclear family. Engels argued that the traditional monogamous household was in fact a recent construct, closely bound up with capitalist societies. Under this patriarchal system, women were servants and, effectively, prostitutes. Only Communism would herald the dawn of communal living and a new sexual freedom and, in turn, the role of the state would become superfluous.

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