Welfare Reforms The dream of most women is to have the traditional family, which includes a husband and their children. There are more single mothers in this day and age that face more challenges on the way to achieving the American Dream. They find it hard to provide financially even working a full-time job because the pay is normally minimum wage and most still rely on public assistance to make ends meet. Some single mothers lack education and work experience, which prevents them from obtaining a decent paying job. Budget cuts to welfare programs are making it that much harder for the single mother to provide the necessities for their children because these supplemental programs are necessary to the day to day workings of a family.
By changing the main focus of her paper and making over-generalizations about the way that all women feel, Bennetts takes away from the effectiveness of her argument and weakens her overall credibility. Bennetts starts her article by sympathizing with the struggle women go through while transitioning from working-woman to housewife. She blames the “corporate culture” for not being flexible enough to allow mothers to balance their responsibilities at work with their responsibilities at home (Bennetts 419). Bennetts then goes on to explain the resentment women begin to feel for having to give up their careers to be a homemaker. They begin to harbor anger towards their husbands who “still view child care and household chores as women’s work” (Bennetts 419).
Many stopped looking for work, paralyzed by their bleak chances. Some became so frustrated that they just walked out on their families completely. On the other hand, women found their status enhanced by their new roles. Left with little choice, they went against the historic opposition to married women working outside the home to help support their families. In the story “The Lamp at Noon,” Ross talks about the different hardships that Ellen and Paul go through with their relationship.
Throughout colonial history in America, the majority of women were characterized by a stereotypical profile which classified women as financially dependent. Earning a steady income and acquiring an occupation to fulfill such an income was uncommon. Women were typically setup for this situation. They often did not earn much inheritance due to the competition with their brother siblings and consequently relied on the income of their husbands. Taking care of the home and earning an income was perceived as too much for many women.
She also decided to give more precedence to career rather than her family which in turn created a huge gap between herself and her family. As she became obsessed with her work, she began to overlook her family. In this way, the ambition for the top, the allotment of more time for work all contributed in weakening Kate’s family relationships. In the novel, Crow Lake it was also revealed how loneliness can bring two teens together through the relationship between Matt Morrison and Marie Pye. As Mary’s brother Laurie ran way from home after the clash with their father Calvin Pye, their mother got sick.
Her attempts to restructure the country seemed to be good in principle, however in reality seem to have caused more harm than good. There was too much emphasis on the world of finance and not the welfare of the whole population, the workforces of the nation suffered incredibly due to the new competitive nature of the private businesses. The unemployment of the 1980's has taken many years to correct, and the economic focus of her time in power, and lack of morality has left many with a very strong opinion about her and the decisions she
Families are often influenced by the media portrayal of the way women should run their families. So this has put women in a bad position to get jobs and make as much as men do. If the woman does not take care of her family how she is expected she is viewed as a bad parent, even though the father is the exception to these expectations as a
She was also taking several women studies classes and had many of her friends preach to her about their feministic views that altered her perceptions on the gender equality in her culture. One day that her father was visiting he an to speak to her that they need to create a two-year marriage plan. As absurd as it sounded to Sayeed, she could not believe that what once used to be a joke when she was a child was becoming a reality. Her father had already a candidate in mind, and she was distraught that the boy he wanted her to marry was a distant family member. She understood that her father only wanted the best for her, but she was discomforted by the idea that her dad was promoting her around and trying to recruit a husband for her.
The economy is making people turn into crime to get money. A lot of the crimes are taking place because of the economy a lot of people are getting laid off and do not know what to do to provide for themselves and as well as for their family. As the economy gets worse and worse there are more inmate population. When an inmate arrives they are provide with everything and in someone else expense. The community with their taxes they pay it provides them with everything.
The grip or power money has on the main protagonists of the short stories is important to the overall development and growth of those characters. In one instance money seems to be plentiful and in another it’s gone, for many characters in “The Rocking Horse Winner” this holds true were money has actually lost its value. By constantly spending money on luxurious things such as maids, fur coats and fancy parties, characters like the mother usually find them in a position without sufficient funds. In turn the mother always seems depressed or angry of the lack there of money were in reality she actually has a more than modest amount of wealth. “Were the poor members of the family… it’s because your father has no luck… it’s what causes you to have money.