PART I: This section of the book discussed neo-traditionalist divisions of labor and sharing solutions including ways in which different families are arranged. One family arrangement is the supermom and the neo-traditional dad. In this couple, the mother works full-time while taking on the second shift at home. Thus, these women struggle to manage their jobs and housework, spend more time multi-tasking with less leisure time, and often feel like they’re falling short in certain areas of life (as a mother, spouse, or employee). On the other hand, in this same arrangement the husbands are usually happy to help with the children and housework; however, they typically only help if they’re asked to do so, which may result in resentment from both
“Men’s greater involvement at home is good for their relationships with their partner and also good for their children. Hands-on fathers make better parents than men who let their wives do all the nurturing and child care” (Coontz 99). Coontz believed that if men come home after work and share the chores with their wife, then they will have stronger bonds and the marriage will stay longer. Children’s are very observant, therefore they will learn valuable lessons from both of their parents. Carver showed how his father not being involved in the family has affected his relationship with his
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The reason for them borders on the traditional belief that a man must go out and provide, while a woman must stay home and watch the house. Erin uses the modern example of many women providing for their families while their husbands stay home. Her husband’s rebuttal was, “But I can’t be your wife.” Erin was forced to choose between her kids and her husband and finally decided on her kids. When Erin challenged her husband he said “I’m living a life I didn’t agree to.” Gender plays a very prominent role in society. It regulates how we act and view ourselves.
She examines this and tries to associate it with her own views of marriage. She then examines the time and money invested by men and women into family and being a couple. Being a social policy analyst, naturally Lewis examined what the role of private law and family policy should be in terms of intimate relationships. In another study (panel) conducted of household Britain (Scott 1997), it was found that the case of individualism taking over is not popular. Although there were couple cohabitating, the study found that these couples still valued family time and family members.
In the works, “Double Daddy” by Penny Parker, “Diary of a Mad Blender” by Sue Shellenbarger, and “The Child’s View of Working Parents” by Cora Daniels and Ellen Galinksy, the writers inform us that families are struggling to recognize and prioritize the importance expense of efficiently spending quality time with loved ones. The writers explain what troubles they get into with unbalanced responsibilities, goals, and personal life and how they overcome these problems, but often claim that businesses neglect the important factor of family, and inform how hard parents struggle to achieve and balance time. Both parents, including fathers, feel that they should be there when their child is sick, but society doesn’t see fathers as care-takers and say it’s the mothers’ job. The ideology of family bonding is very important and varies among cultural traditions and nationalities. Some parents have a great dilemma bonding with their children or keeping track of time with work and personal life.
Even though some people think that women should be able to work even if they are mothers what is there opinion on fulltime stay at home dads? In some causes the father willingly stays home while the wife goes to work, but other hand the husband stay at home because the have been laid off. It shouldn’t be an issue that men are becoming stay at home full time dads, instead it allows a role swap that can be very beneficial to both parents. Mom gets to go out be the breadwinner and dad does all the things mom usually does. With this role change, both are able to appreciate each other’s important role in their family dynamic.
individualistic culture is when the culture focuses on the individual's needs and looks for happiness on an individual level before looking to the group while collective culture “places greater emphasis on loyalty to the family, workplace, or community than on the needs of the individual”. (Pg43, text book). I come from a collective culture where the importance of family is emphasized. We are taught from a tender age the importance of sharing and helping each other out. My mom instilled in my siblings and I that a single member of the family down fall is a failure to the entire family.