Patten, Eileen. "How American parents balance work and family life when both work." Pew Research Center. N.p., 04 Nov. 2015. Web. 06 Mar. 2017.
Eileen Patten is a research analyst at Pew Research since 2011. She is also working as a research assistant at University of Michigan’s Institute of Social Research. In this article, Patten describes the balance of work and family when both household parents work. In households with two full-time working parents, most parents said the chores and caregiving is equal, but scheduling and the child’s sick days are more of the mom’s responsibility. This fact is used to present that although parents theoretically are in the same circumstances, the time they spend working outside the home, the balance of …show more content…
On Labor Day of 1971, Nixon directly addresses the tiring and exhausting life of individuals of the working class, all overcome in order to receive their paycheck at the end of the week. This speech, which he read to a crowd of over 30,000 Americans, argued that the American population need to fight and work hard together in order to create a successful and prosperous nation. Hard work isn’t accomplished without the pride and competitiveness nature of American character. Nixon claims that every American has gone through hardships in the process of molding the US, but all are capable of persevering and being prosperous in the end. Finally, Nixon says that in order to continue to motivate the working class, he will implement regulations that will recognize the efforts of workers much more, along with having their opinions be more influential in the work force. As Nixon was president of the US, it was in his interest to persuade the working class into working with more vigor and motivation, for such effort would benefit the US, specifically in an economical aspect. With this speech, Nixon’s ideal audience was the American working class, as well as other counterparts that heavily influence the work force. This piece presents a reason why the American population works so much in the first place. It directly states that it’s in our nature and character to work so much. I’m planning on definitely using this source to explain the sources behind the reasons why Americans are constantly considered
Eileen Patten is a research analyst at Pew Research since 2011. She is also working as a research assistant at University of Michigan’s Institute of Social Research. In this article, Patten describes the balance of work and family when both household parents work. In households with two full-time working parents, most parents said the chores and caregiving is equal, but scheduling and the child’s sick days are more of the mom’s responsibility. This fact is used to present that although parents theoretically are in the same circumstances, the time they spend working outside the home, the balance of …show more content…
On Labor Day of 1971, Nixon directly addresses the tiring and exhausting life of individuals of the working class, all overcome in order to receive their paycheck at the end of the week. This speech, which he read to a crowd of over 30,000 Americans, argued that the American population need to fight and work hard together in order to create a successful and prosperous nation. Hard work isn’t accomplished without the pride and competitiveness nature of American character. Nixon claims that every American has gone through hardships in the process of molding the US, but all are capable of persevering and being prosperous in the end. Finally, Nixon says that in order to continue to motivate the working class, he will implement regulations that will recognize the efforts of workers much more, along with having their opinions be more influential in the work force. As Nixon was president of the US, it was in his interest to persuade the working class into working with more vigor and motivation, for such effort would benefit the US, specifically in an economical aspect. With this speech, Nixon’s ideal audience was the American working class, as well as other counterparts that heavily influence the work force. This piece presents a reason why the American population works so much in the first place. It directly states that it’s in our nature and character to work so much. I’m planning on definitely using this source to explain the sources behind the reasons why Americans are constantly considered