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64suited for different jobs since Claire chooses to pursue something she’snever tried before even though it’s considered a man’s job. Browne saysabout the brains and mental processes of men and women that “humanminds are more likely to settle on some social practices than others” (162).The 30 minute long television show proved that the statement from Browneis not always true. Claire was a stay-at-home mom for nineteen years, butdecided to try running for city council against Duane because she felt he wasdoing an injustice for the town. People don’t always just settle on what’sexpected of them or what they are used to, as Browne tries to argue.Nevertheless, Browne argues that women’s work is biologically assigned, hedoes mention that it “would be a mistake to interpret averagetemperamental or cognitive sex differences as limitations on the potential ofindividual girls and women” (165). This agrees with the point that womencan strive for whatever job position or career they want without biologicaldeficiencies compared to men.Despite being able to have almost any career they want, womensometimes fall into the stereotype of stay-at-home mom while their husbandgoes to work and serves as the family’s provider. In Modern Family, all threeof the families have a mother figure that stays at home while the spousegoes to work. Claire cares for the three kids while Phil works and Gloriadoesn’t work because her husband, and Jay makes more than enough ofmoney so they don’t need a second income. Even Mitchell and Cameron’sfamily of three demonstrates the stereotypical mom-figure by Cam being theone to stay at home with their adopted daughter while Mitch goes to the lawfirm. Sometimes a spouse can become the main provider just bycircumstance, not only because the woman doesn’t want to work, butbecause they don’t have to. In Claire’s case, she was so used to her husbandworking and her staying at home for the last nineteen years, that the shethen doubted her chances of being able to run for city council. Not only did