Micaela De Leonardo’s reading, The Female World of Cards and Holidays, focuses on how influential the woman’s position in the family dynamic is through kin-work. According to De Leonardo, kin-work is defined as “the core women’s work category in which all women cooperate, while women’s perceptions of the appropriateness of cooperation for housework, child care, and the care of the elderly varies by race, class, region, and generation” (581). Society’s perspective on family men is being the dominant breadwinner of the household, whose sole focus is sustaining enough income for his family. Women belong in the private and home sphere and men belong in the public and work sphere (Adams & Coltrane, 2001). Tracing back to my childhood, my parents shared both private and public spheres. While my mother worked in the mornings, my father controlled the home. When my father worked in the evenings, my mother controlled the home. Unlike in the Adams and Coltrane article, my father divided the labor in the family that was most suitable for my mother. He involved my siblings, including my older brothers, and I to participate in maintaining the household through chores. Back to De Leonardo’s article, she states that there are three types of work: housework and childcare, work in the labor market, and the work of kinship (576). For a long period of time, labor work was only considered as a form of actual work. Unpaid labor such as housework, childcare, and work of kinship were never viewed as legitimate jobs but more so as duties that the wife is expected to complete. When couples do marry, they’ve already envisioned what is expected from each other because of what society illustrates. Also, people brought up to believe in the gender segregatio... ... middle of paper ... ...rk and home spheres became even easier to balance alongside my father. Compared to middle and lower class, affluent women are fortunate to hire cleaning people and nannies to take on their responsibilities. However, these women just like the rest are “ultimately responsible and subject to guilt and blame as the administrators of home, childcare, and kin network” (De Leonardo, 581) The framework of kin-work has changed. Today, more women are taking on the role of being the sole provider or stepping up to be the dual breadwinner of the family. There are now some men choosing to become stay-at-home fathers. The typical two heterosexual parent household has also decreased drastically. There are now more same-sex, single parent, and blended households. Unfortunately, society’s perception on men and women will continue to portray stereotypical roles that many will follow.
Holiday Customs in Victorian England Although Christ's Nativity has been celebrated since the 4th century, most of the English customs we are familiar with today are as recent as the mid-19th century. Many of the early ceremonies were started with pagan beliefs. “The Protestant Reformation condemned most of these pagan customs as superstitious and banned public celebrations of Christmas.” Michelle J. Hoppe. It wasn't until Prince Albert married Queen Victoria and brought many German customs with
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Valentine’s Day is a holiday that has been celebrated by lovers for hundreds of years. The holiday, with its origins dating back to the 5th Century, was started as a day to celebrate Saint Valentine, a priest who was imprisoned for marrying Roman soldiers who were forbidden to wed. Modern celebrations of Valentine’s Day, however, have changed the focus to a more commercialized day, run by Hallmark. Typical ways of celebration include giving your partner gifts such as chocolates in heart shaped
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women; I can clearly remember my mother reading to me before bed and my grandmother stressing the importance of daily scripture readings. Through both middle school and high school, I have had female teachers push me to read and communicate more effectively. All of these women helped me find my voice in the world. One of the earliest memories that I have of books, is my mother reading to me. My favorite books were the those about Olivia, the talking pig. I loved the pictures and colors used in the
like people in real life. Of course, not all witchy characters are good role models. But girls do not necessarily need role models from television, as much as they need options. Rather than simplistic and basic characters, witch stories offer complex female characters, who have interests that go beyond the men in their lives. This can be a go... ... middle of paper ... ...oks/2013/oct/26/witches-cast-spell-on-culture>. Murphy, Ryan, and Brad Fulchuk. "American Horror Story Coven." American Horror
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