Friedrich Engels maintained that once men began to build up a concentration of wealth, they became concerned with how to pass that wealth on to their legitimate sons. What did Engels believe to be the only way men could safely pass their wealth on to their sons?
A) by allowing women equal rights at work
B) by controlling their wives sexually and economically
C) by creating egalitarian families
D) by shifting from capitalist to socialist economies

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Engels argued that the patriarchal family structure and the control of women, both sexually and economically, were essential for men to ensure their wealth was inherited by their legitimate offspring.

Friedrich Engels Maintained That Once Men Began to Build Up