Liberal Perspective: The Liberal View

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The Liberal The Liberal View In my opinion the liberal view is definitely the ideology that suits me the most. On page 440 it states that children conceived outside of marriage are considered to conservatives, as “illegitimate”, meaning that they are not a legitimate part of society. Being a single mother of two boys, both conceived outside of marriage, I take a great offense to that statement. Both of my children are an active, thriving part in today’s society, making them in no way, shape, or form, illegitimate. All children are human beings, and innocent, therefore, I feel that no one should look down upon, or degrade a child. Moreover, they don’t deserve to be punished for the choices their parents made before they were born. While the conservatives believe that …show more content…

The conservatives do not consider the parents of children who are not married as a “family” in their eyes. But, in all reality, this family is no different than any other family in the world, the only difference is that there isn’t a man in the house. Therefore, I’m the breadwinner, as well as the homemaker, mother and father all in one person. Working full time, and taking classes full time, I still make time for my kids, the bills, and taking care of the household chores. Whereas the liberal view accepts and defends diverse forms of family life, as stated on page 443 in our textbook. Liberals view all families as legitimate families. Recognizing that, in society today, families come in all different shapes and sizes. More so, liberals don’t discriminate against children or their

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