Problem: Respond to Reese discussion post and find what you found interesting: 1. In this reading, the most sociologically significant finding was that gender roles are often less present during one's second marriage than they were in their first. Traditional gender roles are usually explained to be that the husband works while the wife takes care of the children and the household. In families with these traditional roles, household responsibilities are typically done entirely by the wife with little to no help from their husbands. Over time this can lead to the wife feeling resentful and unsupported, and potentially leading to divorce. The authors have found that in some remarriages overall marriage quality improves because "men are less traditional in their gender roles the second time around" (Clarke & Brentano p. 222) because of this they start to contribute to more housework like cooking, cleaning, etc. Even though this isn't the case for every family, it's important to understand that these strict gender roles typically don't make for a happy or equal relationship. Need Assignment Help?