With all of the information and studies that have been done, there are still many families that need a dual income household to support their family. This is truly a shame, since there have been so many studies done thus far, showing just how important it is to have a mother home with the children, at least until age five. There are definitely ways to stretch a dollar and pinch pennies so that it may be more feasible for mothers to stay home with children. When a mother is home with her child all day, or after school, it is easier to regulate what children eat, listen to, read, watch, and friend choices. Twenty hours of maternal work, on average, during elementary school years is associated with 2.3 percentile points higher BMI and a 2.2 percentage …show more content…
That is staggering to know that just by being home, there is a way to cut this percentage. Religious groups, such as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have a certain standard that is adhered to. It is believed that men and women have certain roles in the family, and that that of a woman’s role is to nurture the children. Through this church, it is also believed that Satan’s main goal is the breakdown of the family. Isn’t that what society is trying to do now? Not only is society making women feel like less of a member and implying that by staying home she is less of a contributor to family finances, but also society says that women should be in the workforce, even if after just having a child. In turn, families that have a mother who works outside of the home, start to think less of …show more content…
Articles in the last ten years have begun stating that it just doesn’t matter whether a child comes home to a mother or goes to a childcare facility. These same articles have started saying that a working parent has no ill effect on their child, but that is wrong. Articles that are from a less politically correct driven time, show the statistics over and over again. These articles show test scores, behavioral issues, obesity ratings that are all correlating with maternal work patterns. Test scores in an article printed by Ann Milne, show that test scores in high school children are significantly lower with children that have full time working mothers. Some would say that a tutor can be hired to fix this situation, but that would just be more work to afford said tutor, and less time with the child. Some children may not perform as well in an environment that is unsafe feeling, not home, and therefore may not ask certain questions to help one to understand better. Not to mention, when a mother can help the child to understand something better, there is a mutual respect for one another that happens between the two. The child gains respect for the mother, as well as the mother for the child for working through the
there is also an increase in friends placed in the voluntary kin category. The article states that people who are single or live alone think of themselves as a family. Yet studies shown that these single families tend to keep more in touch with the relatives. A statement that Dr. Coontz makes is that We’re seeing a class divide not only between the haves and the have-nots, but between the I do’s and the I do nots,”. The article also states that the way demographer noticed differences in today’s family from previous one was through the birth rates, today’s rate is about half of what it used to be in 1960. After the era of the baby boom in 1964, the rate was 36 percent, and last year the number dropped to 23.5 percent predicting a 21 percent of child births by 2050. This because less women are become mothers – yet those who are only have one or two children compared the 3 children per family in the 1970s. Another reason the articles bring up about child care is the expenses, a child can easily cost a family as little as 241,080 to about a million dollars. However, the article agrees with chapter when it states that women with a bachelor or higher wait longer to get married and have children (about 90 percent)
...hen these women have outside jobs they are still mainly responsible for childcare and care of the home, the male of the household has not taken on more tasks. This does not level the playing field between genders and causes more stress for the female in the family. In fact, while the male is not providing anymore assistance around the home, some of the childcare is being outsourced.
society, women are expected to be at home doing the chores and taking care of their family. The
...ulture has become more gender-neutral and gender roles have become less of a determining factor in parenting and work. According to Scott William’s article about Stay-at-Home Dads on Family Life, he stated that half a century ago, only a few couples would have considered having the husband stay at home while the wife works, but now many couples actually don’t have a problem with that. These couples look at more important criteria such as income potential and work benefits, career flexibility, and who seems to be the best suited to manage the home and relate best with the children. The male/female stereotypes will continue to be joked around about but that’s not what is important. What is important is that people are aware that gender roles have shifted throughout the progression of American history, have transformed the American family and will continue to do so.
One of the reasons why divorce rates are high now, is because women are economically independent because they are educated. They did used to earn in the past, but now they have control over their income and they don’t put up with things like men abusing them or domestic violence; this shows that women have become stronger economically and emotionally as compared to how they were in the past. Those who criticize women for working and not spending time with their children, Coontz states that, “Kids do better when their mothers are happy with their lives.” (Coontze98). Men have changed as well; men didn’t used to think that children were their responsibility.
“The logic of intensive mothering, particularly as it applies to middle- and upper-middle-class mothers, therefore seems to be the greatest barrier to solving the problems detailed in this book….Nearly all mothers, for instance, feel they ought to be at home with their children, ought to want to be at home with their children, and ought to be their children’s primary parent.” Pg. 201 This quote from Untangling the Mother-Nanny Knot emphasizes on the fact that these working mothers need to let go a of that temperament that they must keep the nanny, their spouse and anyone else away from their child at any cost. Because they are not able to be there for their kids they can rest their mind knowing that the person with their child when they are not present is someone that will love them and care for them no matter what, and all the working mother must do is let go just a
Traditional families are becoming a thing of the past. Women are no longer staying at home and assuming their womanly roles that society once expected from them. Due to their choices and living environment, they have to do what they can to raise the children that being into this world.
Women have persistently been challenged with issues regarding what it means to be a ‘good mother’. Although times continue to change, issues confronting 21st century mothers, remain similar to the ones addressed in past generations. An abundance of mothers in the 21st century are still faced with the complex issue regarding the ‘stay-at-home mom’ stereotype, in spite of the fact that the feminist movement has provided women with more rights in the present-day, then ever before. However, while strides have been made, these changes have had an affect on society’s notion of motherhood. The portrayal of motherhood is determined by countless expectations in which society has established. Such expectancies have expanded, which now effect how motherhood is depicted in different cultures. As a whole the feminist movement has strongly influenced Western Society, which has resulted in women’s suffrage, the right to make individual decisions, and has also led to wide-ranging employment for women at more equivalent wages. However, the emergence of female employment has created a war between ‘stay-at-home’ and ‘working’ mothers, which is often referred to as ‘Mommy Wars’. In addition, female employment provides men with the opportunity to stay at home and become the primary caregiver, which has ultimately had a large impact on societies notion of motherhood, treating them differently than primary caregivers of the opposite gender. This paper will examine how the feminist movement has altered societies notion of motherhood in the 21st century in comparison to past generations as a result of working mothers and stay at home fathers.
"A family is a small social group of people related by ancestry or affection, who share common values and goals, who may live together in the same dwelling, and who may participate in the bearing and raising of children. They have a physical or emotional connection with each other that is ongoing" (Vissing, 2011) and is the foundation of all societies. They can be formed by a grouping of father-mother-children or even more complicated combination of relatives. In the primary stage of family life in the United States, everyone from every generation lived together in one house. Subsequently, the idea of traditional family evolved and a married couple with children is at present, often called the traditional family. There are many types of families; however, this paper will focus on the traditional family. It will describe how the functionalist perspective, conflict perspective, and the interactionism theory apply to the sociological institution known as a family. It will explain some of the similarities and differences between the sociological theories in regards to families and how they affect the family members.
My research focuses on the ways in which gender, race, and class status intersect and overlap with family construct. More specifically, I am interested in identifying how structural and institutionalized forces influence the way single mothers discern, respond to, and navigate family life. My previously published research investigates the relationship between welfare participation and social capital, as well as the influence of religiosity on marriage after a non-marital birth. I approach this work by drawing on feminist theories that challenge traditional notions of structure, agency, family, and motherhood. Single Motherhood and Higher Education Data derived from the Center for Educational Statistics indicates that single mothers are increasingly
In American society, the woman has always been viewed in the traditional viewpoint of what role she should play in the home; that she is the homemaker or caretaker. Even when women break from the stereotypical role of "housewife" and join the workforce, they still are not given an equal opportunity at acquiring a job that is seen to be as advancing or of higher recognition, as they would like to have. Men usually already take those positions.
In the book Woman at Home, author Arlene Cardozo tells of one feminist theory that says, "Children are no reason to stay home. The man is a parent too and he doesn't stay home with the children, why should the wife?"(4). This may be a valid statement, but is it the right kind of attitude to have? The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles from the LDS church have put out a statement called "A Proclamation to the World. " One of the points they make in it concerns the fathers and mothers and each of their roles.
There was a time when the woman 's expected role was based on staying at home. Now there are many more working mothers. This has caused changes in many attitudes. Those that
Men and women are working harder than ever to survive in today's tough economy. It's a big challenge for low and middle class families to survive. To meet growing demands, it's getting difficult for families to depend on one income. To contribute to family income, mothers are coming forward and joining the workforce. Working mothers are the one who takes care of the family and work outside the home. They may be a single mothers or married mothers. Working mothers usually work to support their family financially. Some of the mothers work, just because they are more career-oriented. Working mothers may work part time or full time. Women are now the primary or only income source for 40% of US households with kids, according to a new Pew survey (Wang, Parker and Taylor, ch. 1). They play a major role in raising their family and doing household chores. There are many reasons that why mothers should work.
Change in work patterns more mothers are part of the working force making households where both parents are working