Equality Of The Sexes Alexis De Tocqueville Summary

In the text “How the Americans Understand the Equality of The Sexes,” Alexis De Tocqueville mainly argues the equality of sexes in Europe and America. However, there are different perspectives of sex equality in those countries. As the author says, “[Europe] would make man and woman into beings not only equal, but alike,” so that both women and men have the same responsibilities, jobs and rights (Colombo, Cullen, and Lisle 380). On the contrary, in America, each sex is considered to play a distinct role in society even though the two sexes are seen to be equal. To be more specific, the primary duty of women is to stay at home and take care of families whereas men play an important role in supporting families with their wages from the jobs.