Socioeconomic Class, And The Normalization Of Single Parenting

Racial and gender biases have been constant issues throughout history. From the persecution of women in the early America to modern day victimization of people based solely upon race, gender and racial biases have shaped and continue shaping history in a major way. While modern America is known for being an all-welcoming country of free speech and mutual respects throughout races, hidden racial and gender biases are often overlooked, leading to the manifestation of these biases in people and their community. In The Bean Trees, a novel set in 1980s America, Barbara Kingsolver illustrates the presence of racial and gender biases and their effect on the community. Through the characters victimized by these biases, Kingsolver illustrates that

Parenthood becomes a challenge under the best of the condition. With a single mother, the challenges become worse off. Unlike in modern times, the death of the male partner owed to the emergence of Canadian single mothers during the first half of the 19th century. Also, the influence of migration and legacy of imperialism accounted for the rise of fatherless families during this time. In this era, Single mothers primarily lived in the rural settings and were faced with responsibility overload. Furthermore, single mothers during the second half of the century faced the concern of poverty (Ingoldsby & Smith 172). Most Canadian single mothers in this era had financial difficulties in meeting the fundamental family needs of their children, such as food, clothing or school fees. In fact, the financial strain to these women was even more when they headed a large

The 1950’s family model place the father as the breadwinner and the mother at home as the nurturer. Viewed by those still steeped in tradition and gender expectations they perceive being a stay at home dad as being demeaning for men (Edley & Petroski, 2016).

If parenting books and mothers told the truth about what it is like to be a parent, would so many women decide to go through with their pregnancies? There are much-unplanned pregnancies from the ages thirteen to twenty-five so many of these women becoming single mothers. Single Parenting is the toughest job that any woman will even take on in their lives. Their thoughts mostly consist of one thing and one thing only is my child happy, can they do this raise a child on their own. Parents often lose themselves in the process their life becomes just about the child and providing for them every day for the rest of their lives. The struggle of single parenting isn't talked about, but rather kept in the dark, whereas only the joys and wonders of

The conflict that many single women have is trying to provide for their family while establishing and fostering deep connections with their children. Often times it is difficult for single mothers because there is not enough time for both. The use of first person narration, stream on consciousness, and the point of view of the story really allow for the reader to get a empathize with the mother. Moreover, the symbolism, theme, and conflict of the story convey the unadulterated dialogue and feelings of guilt and regret. Overall, Tillie Olsen created a great piece of literature that gives an accurate depiction of the struggles that many single mothers face regarding the relationship with their children and meeting

Why would a single man or women give up on their freedom and decide to raise a child? Cherishing and sharing life as a family, is a worldwide need that any individual at a certain age would like to accomplish. However, in our today world people and specially adults are getting more independent and not

Stigmatization and labeling of these women as deviant “welfare queens” that contribute to the increase in poverty rates and abuse of welfare aid in American society have also continued to be popular perspectives of this population(Hill, 2010). Differing from the American value of the traditional two-parent home, “single motherhood” often has a negative connotation in society (Dowd, 1997). African American single mothers in particular face discrimination, stereotypes, and negative attitudes throughout our society, which create a significant source of stress in their daily lives (Cozzarelli, Wilkinson, & Tagler, 2001; Klonoff & Landrine, 2000). Multiple oppressions such as sexism, racism, and classism are associated with chronic stress (Avison, 1995), depression, and poor self-esteem, and are experienced by African American single mothers in disproportionately higher levels. Higher rates of poverty, higher unemployment, lower than average earnings, overrepresentation in low-status occupations, lower than average levels of education, and poorer housing conditions are the common experiences of these single mothers (Brown & Moran, 1997; McAdoo, 1988; Napholz, 1999; Peden, Hall, Rayens, & Beebe,

Throughout her article, Brianna Strumm continuously puts forth insightful examples and scenarios that suggest a higher level of thinking. Strumm consistently refers back to Harper and his “ideological stance on ‘the family’, for example, [which] effectively encourages women to stay home, dis-incentivizes women engaging in paid employment, and positions them to depend on men.” (100, Strumm, 2015) In making this statement, Strumm offers an opportunity for myself as the reader to critically consider my own life and whether or not the conservative views on being a woman has affected me in a negative way. Personally, I was able to apply her statements to my mother’s circumstances as a single parent. At one point in her article when she is speaking

If there is a group of men who are rolling strollers in a park, are we going to eyeball them if they are a group of women? For the reason that nurturing a child has always been considered the mission of the mother in previous centuries, the concept of men being full-time caregivers is still new in this society. With the shifting of gender role away from the gender norm, the society is slowly recognizing their contribution, but this change is still unacceptable in some cultures. Regard the society’s belief, more and more men are willing to stay home as househusbands. The population of househusband has doubled in the last ten years, approximately 7 million, which equals to 32 percent of married fathers, according to Athomedad.org. These men call

For many years, children growing up in a single parent family has become the norm for families of all ages and races. Being raised by only one parent used to seem impossible to many yet over the decades it has become more prevalent with both single mothers and fathers alike. Today many children grow up to become emotionally stable and successful whether they had one or two parents in their household. The question is there any difference in children raised by single parents versus children raised by both a mother and a father. Does a child need both parents? Does a young boy need a father figure around and young girl need a mother figure around? What role do step-parents and step-siblings play? With the single family unit greatly increasing year after year, this topic has become a very intriguing argument. What we need to learn is that whether a household has one parent or two it is the morals and values that are taught that are important. Children who are product of a single parent environment can be just as socially and emotional adept as those children with both parents.

One of the ways a misogynistic culture suppresses the woman is to question her role as wife and mother. Literature, in particular, feeds this culture in regards to how an author portrays the mother in the context of their relationship with their children. In particular, the relationship between the mother and daughter. In The Reproduction of Mothering, Nancy Chodorow explains the difference between “mothering” and “fathering” from the viewpoint of a feminist in 1978. She states while the female adult would be “mothering” a child, a mother would never be accused of “fathering” a child because it is not a nurturing role. A father is capable of “mothering a child, yet the patriarchal society rules that fathering is left for the man in a child’s

In the Twenty-First Century (Cabrera, Tamis-LeMonda, Bradley, Hofferth & Lamb, 2000) discusses the impact of four important social trends women 's increased labor force participation, increased absence of nonresidential fathers from their children 's lives, increased involvement of fathers in intact families, and cultural diversity in the U.S. The twentieth century has been characterized by four important social trends that have fundamentally changed the social cultural context by which children develop. Women 's increased labor force participation, increased absence of nonresidential fathers in the lives of their children, increased involvement of fathers in intact families, and increased cultural diversity in the U.S. It discusses how

A study by Preston & Bogg (2011) analyzing the professional identities in the ICT industry affirmed the changed in professional identities in women. The researchers observed that gender segregation affects societies, organizations, and individual, as the minority professionals felt less appropriate and supported, and develop a negative sense of self than the professionals who are dominant in the sector. Women in the technical professions often tend to modify their professional identity to match the masculine culture professed in the technical workplace. Therefore, while males free express their gender and professional identity freely, women either diminish or hide their femininity, to develop and IT professional

Relationality and relational theory, which is “rooted in transdisciplinary and diverse fields,” provides the underpinning for Doucet’s (2016) astute analysis (p. 3). Relational theory focuses on layers of dependence and interdependence, and on the social construction of norms and roles within relational structures. One of the foundational arguments of Doucet’s (2016) research is that binaries, which are also socially constructed, can impede meaningful social justice. Binaries include the most obvious gender binary of male/female, but also extend to more abstract binaries like subject/object. Binaries are indeed part of the established feminist discourse and relevant to Doucet’s (2016) analysis. Yet ancillary research on the subject of stay-at-home dads does not emphasize the importance of binaries, making Doucet’s (2016) contributions considerable, if generally self-indulgent. In fact, research is showing that stay-at-home dads are eroding outmoded binaries rather than reinforcing them, as Doucet (2016) endeavors to claim. According to Mitchell (2008), for example, changes to Canadian law have facilitated fathers’ transitions from a strictly binary work/family to a more integrated life that benefits all members of the

Single parent in this society usually have to work really hard for living and raising the children by themselves. In Mary Peterson’s family, she has three children, Pam, Brian, and Lynn. In this situation, Mary Peterson must be working very hard on financial in order to raise up three children in her family. Recently, her oldest daughter Pam has been very moody and depressed. When Pam confronted her mom, she gets emotional and irritable. For the sake of Pam’s health, Mary knows from her other children that Pam thinks she is pregnant. At the same time, I think Mary must be very stressful for her daughter Pam. But we do have some options for Pam to save her from this tough situation.