&gt; The author is a sociologist. She&#x27;s not criticizing working men&#x27;s behavior.<p>It&#x27;s not particularly necessary for the article. It reads more like elite signaling- &quot;watches more TV,&quot; &quot;does not contribute to housework,&quot; are there to remind you that you shouldn&#x27;t feel empathy, that the subject is low status and low value.