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In how to observe morals and manners, harriet martineau critiqued the institution of marriage as:

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The answer to this quesiton is based on inferiority of women.
Harriet Martineau lived during the 1800s and she argued that women on her time were treated as mere objects by both their family and society.
The marriage often used to solidify their father's position on certain business deals to increase their wealth.
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