Women suffered from some kinds of stereotyping in many countries in the past. Infanticide was a way to get rid of the newborn girl baby in some countries, while in other countries women were accused of the sin of witchcraft. As the time went, this persecution evolved to have different forms such as depriving girls from education or limiting the jobs which were available to them. Women had struggled against this oppressive misconception for centuries until they became able to achieve their lost equality with men. Nowadays, women have been able to hold any position, been competing with their men peers, and proved their success. They have become famous writers and novelist such as Agatha Christie, scientists such as Mary Curie, preachers such as Joyce Mayer, ministers such as Hillary Clinton, and even presidents for the most developed countries such as Angela Merkel, the current German president. After proving their ability, women themselves argue about their duties. Mary Wollstonecraft suggests that woman’s greatest duty is to be a mother which has been proved to be completely true for many reasons. Firstly, being a mother is the greatest full time job which women can carry out as a hard and accurate mission. The significance of the motherhood role can be represented in its responsibility for building a strong society which is able to push the wheels of progress and prosperity of any country. Surely, building that society depends on the process of the proper upbringing of its kids in which mothers play the most vital and critical role. According to Christina Fisanick in her essay “Working Women” she mentions that there are many proofs that the best thing for the growth and evolution of the future leaders is a mother paying great at... ... middle of paper ... ...h he plants as just small seeds, and the pride of a businessman who establishes the foundations of his successful company. Think, what about those who build the foundations of great societies and nations? Mothers should be proud of their superior job which nobody else can hold. There is a poet in Egypt called Hafez Ibrahim, he says, “A mother is a school, preparing her like preparing a good nation.” Works Cited Douglas, Janet. "Cold Comfort For Working Moms." U.S. News & World Report 123.5 (1997): 8. Academic Search Premier. Web. 17 Apr. 2014. Greengrass, Linda. "Book." School Library Journal 42.2 (1996): 106. Academic Search Premier. Web. 17Apr. 2014. "Introduction to Working Women: Opposing Viewpoints." Working Women. Ed. Christina Fisanick. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Opposing Viewpoints.Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 17Apr. 2014.
For Hays, intensive mothering is characterized as child-centered parenting in which the mother, as the supposed primary caregiver, must personally obligate herself to the enhancement of her child’s intellectual capacity (Hays 414). Intensive mothers believe that meeting the needs of their child is intrinsically necessary, even in the expense of their careers, and requires substantial investment of mental, emotional, moral, and physical energy. However, as part of her cynical questioning, Hays emphasizes that the practice of intensive mothering is a social construct that is situated within a specific economic and historical context (Hays 410). Therefore, intensive mothering is neither natural nor
A debate has been raging for years over the necessity for, mother’s duties, which has been so much so that it is termed “Mommy Wars”. The core of “Mommy Wars” is about mothers should wave rights of studying and working to take care of children at home and be a housewife. Traditionally, mothers must be a full-time mother when they raise a baby. However, by the development of society and the movements for women’s rights, this issue has been increasingly a hot topic for the discussion. For this reason, Louise Story interviewed students and faculties at Yale University.
in the community, the women are like a big family. Motherhood in this society is very important
One long lasting trait that will never be lost within culture is how we adapt to motherhood. Motherhood is passed down from century to century, modifying and modernizing as we get to present day. There are vast differences from how my mother was raised to how she raises me. During American colonization, which is a debateable time range, two mothers from different backgrounds and morals use their motherhood to demonstrate their determination by going through something unfathomable. In Green Blanket Feet’s and Mary Rowlandson's survival entry, the setting and situation influences their motherhood. Both however, are influenced in different ways, such as Rowlandson’s situation turned her into “me first” mother, and Green Blanket Feet actions were
In Cameron MacDonald, “Shadow Mothers: Nannies, Au Pairs, And the Micropolitics of Mothering”, explores the concept of what is a “good mother” when it comes to a working mother and a hire caregiver for a child. Many women are choosing to work, which requires them to hire a caregiver for their children that sometimes can take the place of the mother. There as been a rise with the employment of nannies. Many individuals in the world view mothers that work outside the home as neglecting the duties as a mother. Which sometimes cause the caregiver to step up and become this “Shadow Mother” figure for the child. The theme of the book is surround around this ideology of what motherhood is suppose to be when it pertains to the family; However, over
Are all mothers fit for motherhood? The concept of motherhood is scrutinized in the stories “The Rocking Horse Winner” and “Tears Idle Tears”. In “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H Lawrence the mother, Hester, unpremeditatedly provokes her son into providing for her through gambling. In the story “Tears Idle Tears” by Elizabeth Bowen, Mrs. Dickinson disregards her son’s emotions and puts more emphasis in her appearance than her son’s wellbeing. Hester and Mrs. Dickinson both were inadequate mothers. Both the mothers were materialistic, pretended to love their offspring, and their dominance hindered their children’s progress in life.
When I was young I remember my mother and grandmother raising me. They instilled most of my beliefs and morals. They taught me to always be polite, understanding, and cautious. All mothers in the world want their children’s lives to better than their own. Hoping that they can reach their highest potential. Instilling their own beliefs and morals from what their parents taught them. Passing knowledge down from generation to generation is important. +Having read Betty Rollin’s “Motherhood: Who Needs It?” I disagree with her notion that motherhood is not instinctual. *She does not prove her point using female psychology, religion, and animal studies. Reading Betty Rollin’s “Motherhood: Who needs it?” makes me realize how much people differ in this world today.
Over long periods of time change is often inevitable. One such instance of change throughout history is that of family members and their role in not only the family, but also in society as a whole. Although changes can be seen in the roles of every family member, it can be argued that the role of women in the family, especially that of mothers, changed the most. Between the sixteenth century and the twentieth century, the role that mothers played in the family and in society changed greatly.
The topic of this paper is the debate of whether or not maternal employment has any effect on infant development. Research on this described topic has recently become popular due to the rise of working mothers over the past several decades. Their increasing numbers in the workplace and decreasing numbers as stay at home moms are creating a number of different issues to be studied. The effects of maternal employment are determined by a number of factors that include, the mother’s job satisfaction and drive, amount of work, and the mother’s opinion of quality versus quantity time with children. The main concept at hand here is the importance of an attachment in the first few years as being vital to a child’s later development. One side of the argument backs up this fact saying that it is important for a child to have their mother home with them during this period of development. The other side argues that they are finding that it may be more beneficial for the child to be placed in some form of nontraditional care environment. This paper will examine these different effects on infant development whether they are positive or negative. There are two sides to this argument as expected for any issue in debate. I will discuss these two sides by using the arguments of researchers that have studied this topic and written articles on their opposing feelings on maternal employment. I will summarize separately these two researchers’ different views along with their findings.
The purpose of this essay is to examine diverse approaches of being a working mother or stying on a maternity leave. The obvious advantages and disadvantages, as well as current possibilities in our country will be also discussed.
Nurture is the nature of parenthood. It is the pinnacle concept that a human can grasp towards interacting with their offsprings. This is furthermore emphasized to mothers, who fulfill the psychological, emotional, and physical needs of their child in order for them to grow healthy and strong. As such, mothers also need a set of excellent qualities and skills to live by for the sake of their child’s development, showing their unconditional love that makes them more amazing. There is no set of rules to follow step by step to become a good mother. Although the qualities of being a mother can predetermine the level of their virtue, being a good mother overall withholds its complexity since it is very subjective. Its concept may be affected environmentally
According to Public Agenda Online (http://www.publicagenda.org/), in 1960, 88 percent of all children lived with both parents and fewer than 20% of all mothers worked outside of the home. In 1998, only 68% of children lived with both parents and 61% of mothers worked at least part time. With the increase in two-income families and single parent families, child-care has changed over the last 40 years. For Mr. Varadarajan the increased need for day care has less to do with the changing structure of the family and more to do with a woman's need for self-fulfillment. "... a working woman may attend to her professional needs, which are now deemed to be the same as a working man's (or father's)" While the author concedes that for some mothers working is a financial necessity, he questions the motives and morality of working mothers, mothers who choose to work are selfish and their "child's right to unabbreviated maternal care" is sacrificed.
Single life is wonderful. You can do anything you want. After getting married, and becoming a parent, life change. You have a new life, less freedom, and more responsibility. My life is change when I became a parent. Becoming a parent was hard and the responsibility are very difficult. I need to know how to take care of my children, raise them and be responsible for them.
Families are the foundation of the society. The main function of the family is having and raising children. Having children not only expands families, it also strengthens and renews society. Parents’ greatest responsibility to society is socialization and well-being of children. It provides continuation and supports health of society. All members of the families are interdependent. As a result, mother’s choice to be employed directly affects ability of the family to insure well-being of children. There are several ways why and how maternal employment might influence children. Child well-being is a result of time and money investments made by parents. Money is needed to purchase items that are necessary for healthy development, such as school, medical care, educational toys, etc. Time investments in children can be quantitative - the amounts of time spent with children, and qualitative - what parents do with their children. Maternal employment is related to each of these investments in children.
Motherhood is the state or experience of having and raising a child. To me motherhood is not only contained in those two actions. Motherhood is being there for your child, Women should become mothers because it is something worth going through. Imagine giving birth to a child and watching them grow and becoming better and better every day. Motherhood is defined as the social practices of nurturing and caring for people, and thus it is not the exclusive domain of women (Arendell 2000). In most societies, however, women not only bear children but also are primary caretakers of infants and children. Motherhood is one of the few universal roles assigned to women. Historically, despite changes in women 's labor force participation, fertility rates, and age at first marriage, the experience of motherhood has remained a