Most of the women polled during research for The Feminine Mystique were homemakers - b.
The reason why the polled women in this case were homemakers and weren't professionals or college students was due to the specificity of the sample and the times in which this research was conducted.
The Neolithic Era or the Stone Age
contributed greatly in the creation of civilizations for this was the period
where development in terms of agricultural practice, encouragement of
developing societies and cities took place. This was the time when men
started to domesticate plants and animals. This was somehow the transition from
the lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement
which made way to the possibility of an increasing larger population during
that time. By doing so, they were able to produce more food which led to the
mastery of being artisans, merchants, government officials and other
professions needed to have civilization. It is said that for a civilization to
be considered legit, it must have cities, government, religion, social
structure, writing and art. And all these were evident and started during this
Period.
