The event I chose was a support group for women to promote breastfeeding in public areas with my sister, who is very active in women’s rights to breastfeeding in the Temple/Killeen area. This group was made up of women who lived on the military base in Copperas Cove and it was held at one of my sister’s friend’s house. This event was held on June 26, 2016 from 2-4 in the afternoon. It was uncomfortable at first, because many women were breast-feeding and were more open about it. The social problems that the women claimed were that they felt that their rights as mothers to feed their child were being infringed upon. They feared that they would be subjected to sit in the bathrooms to feed, people would make rude remarks, and stare which made
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I think that this could be an individual development and community development. It is an individual development because the women are gaining the ability to feed their children publicly without judgment. This could also be a community development, because it is directly affect the mothers in their community. I asked some of the women what were the complaints they hear often while feeding that reflects some of the attitudes the community have. Some women stated that they received awkward stares, when speaking to people, such as cashiers and restaurant employees, that they would look away and not look at her while speaking if she was breastfeeding, and some of their community would suggest that they go sit in the bathroom or out in their car while feeding before coming into the public facility. The women said that they wanted to influence their current leaders at the businesses, because they didn’t want to cost them their job and spreading support was their main …show more content…
They want the businesses and individuals to change their attitudes about public breastfeeding. Businesses are to make the policies on breastfeeding in their society and the community is to implement the decision. I think that they want immediate change, because they’re seeking it at a more micro-level, however, they’re also hoping that eventually that the attitudes of people in the United States to be more accepting. I think that they are picking this time frame, because they want to stop people from making them feel as if they’re doing something that they should be ashamed
I think that this could be an individual development and community development. It is an individual development because the women are gaining the ability to feed their children publicly without judgment. This could also be a community development, because it is directly affect the mothers in their community. I asked some of the women what were the complaints they hear often while feeding that reflects some of the attitudes the community have. Some women stated that they received awkward stares, when speaking to people, such as cashiers and restaurant employees, that they would look away and not look at her while speaking if she was breastfeeding, and some of their community would suggest that they go sit in the bathroom or out in their car while feeding before coming into the public facility. The women said that they wanted to influence their current leaders at the businesses, because they didn’t want to cost them their job and spreading support was their main …show more content…
They want the businesses and individuals to change their attitudes about public breastfeeding. Businesses are to make the policies on breastfeeding in their society and the community is to implement the decision. I think that they want immediate change, because they’re seeking it at a more micro-level, however, they’re also hoping that eventually that the attitudes of people in the United States to be more accepting. I think that they are picking this time frame, because they want to stop people from making them feel as if they’re doing something that they should be ashamed