Question

29 mark for review
changes in ideas about mens and womens gender roles in the family, resulting from the market revolution, most directly contributed to which of the following shifts in american social practices during the same period?
a the rise of widespread support for womens right to vote in national elections
b a new emphasis on the separation between the public and privar : sp eres
c calls for mothers to guide their childrens education in republican values and citizenship
d the growth of a political culture blending european and uniquely american elements

Explanation:

During the market revolution, there was a change in gender roles. Men were more involved in the public (work - outside - home) sphere, and women were seen as the moral and domestic keepers of the private (home) sphere. This led to an emphasis on the separation of public (male - dominated, work - related) and private (female - dominated, home - related) spheres.

• Option A: Widespread support for women's suffrage (right to vote) came later and was not a direct result of the gender - role changes from the market revolution's immediate impact on family gender roles.
• Option C: While women's role in the home was emphasized, the call for mothers to guide children's education in republican values was more related to the "Republican Motherhood" idea which predates the market - revolution - induced gender - role changes in a more direct sense. The market - revolution - related gender - role changes were more about the public - private split.
• Option D: The growth of a political culture blending European and American elements was more about the nation - building process in general (like the development of political institutions, etc.) and not directly tied to the family - gender - role changes from the market revolution.

Answer:

B. A new emphasis on the separation between the public and private spheres