n of womens empowerment. It was generally assumed that all people would benefit in this discreet structure, and that gender alliance was to be agreed on. The NEL model advocated freeing women from the threat of violence, enhancing their negotiation capabilities with men, wage employment, and social empowerment. The principle of neighbors supervising the lives of those next to them, and becoming involved in others personal business became an issue of controversy among these communities. A system of virtual democracy or commonplaces was formed to carry out NEL objectives and make decisions in the communitys best interests. The NEL was ultimately a very modernized and advanced version of co-housing with a feminist agenda, and served the communitys needs as well. Modernized thought again took a social institution (co-housing) and overturned its traditional roles to expand and improve the quality of life.Ultimately, the two previous comparisons are legitimate examples of traditional role change and the re-definition of social institutions as the modernization of concept and thought occurs over time. Sociological research, economics, and other forces are accountable for the bettering of social institutions, and for being capable of changing existing traditions, even those with long-standing histories....
