> but that does not mean those "jobs" were not done Still, i'm not sure if any significant % of population was occupied in those jobs. > As the economic syste

> but that does not mean those "jobs" were not done Still, i'm not sure if any significant % of population was occupied in those jobs. > As the economic system adjusted it was the end of being able to live on one full-time income for the average family. By automation you mean industrialization of society? I maybe wrong, but industrialization only lead to urbanization, which separated older and younger generations which lead to "atomic family", still patriarchal in it's essence. Decay of which(as well as one full-time income per family) came only later in 20th century.