Essay On Caregiving Gender

There are many gender issues in society today. One example is that women are viewed as the main caregiver. Yes, our society has changed from the past where the father is more apparent in the raising of a child. Studies have shown that women are viewed only as caregivers, “A mother had to work because of dire economic circumstances, employment was secondary to the bearing and rearing of children” (Families and their Social Worlds, p. 111). However, it is still seen in majority of families where the mother is the main caregiver. This creates a burden on her because of her job, and also the relationship between the father and child. In our patriarchal society this is seen as a social norm to have the mother at home. “To be real man in the U.S. …show more content…
One little ‘bump in the road’ can completely change the family 's lifestyle around. This lifestyle becomes very hard to live by especially if an emergency takes place within the family. Whether it would be a medical emergency, car emergency, or a utility breaks, these situations can place a family that lives paycheck to paycheck in poverty. Children who live in these kinds families have little chance of becoming successful in their lifetime as an adult. “Young children are less likely to be read to, spend less time talking to adults, and hear many fewer words each week than children from more affluent families” (Poverty hurts Children and our Nation’s Future, p. 11). Studies prove that the outcomes of any child in poverty is bound to be very unsuccessful and the path that they will take will be the same one they lived in. Reducing poverty in our nation would be a big step to a more successful society. “Getting families who are in poverty out of poverty is a solution to one social problem that could have a big influence on American families” (How Can We Solve the Problems of Families?, p. 186). This will reduce the issue of families living in poverty and also the families that spend each dollar they earn very