Reaction Paper to “The Motherhood Manifesto” The documentary “The Motherhood Manifesto” was very informative and interesting. It addressed a wide range of topics and concerns of mothers in America. Some of the topics and concerns that the documentary addressed was the possibility of being denied a job because the women is a mom, the amount of television and the programs that children watch, or the pay inequality that single mothers face.
I never realized that women were paid less than men until I look Principals of Sociology in the fall semester. The documentary addresses other inequalities that women face. Those inequalities range from not many people caring about female professional sports to not equal pay for the same work. The inequality …show more content…
It is not the 1950s version of a picture perfect American family where this a father, mother, and their two children. Families can be what societies believes to be conventional family, single parent home, same-sex parents, etc. If the grandparents are raising their grandchildren it should still be concerned a family. In chapter one of Public and Private Families explains the different types of families. The author Andrew Cherlin explains that is there is not a single definition of a family that is fitting for all purposes. He said that ask two key questions when defining a family. Those two questions are: 1. How well does the family members take care of children, the ill, and the elderly; 2. How well is the family providing love, intimacy, and personal …show more content…
I do and I do not think it is a good idea to raise minimum wage. I believe that if you raise the pay of a person who is flipping burgers at McDonald’s or any other fast food restaurant then the wage needs to be raised for the people who went to college and have a degree. Polices officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians should not be making less then a person who is working a minimum wage job. Those three professions risk their lives daily to save others. However, according to “The Motherhood Manifesto” most adults that work minimum wage jobs are women. Most of those women are just trying to provide for their family. If minimum wage is increased then we could have less families who would need government assistance just to make ends meet, and for them to put a roof over their family’s head and food in their
I never realized that women were paid less than men until I look Principals of Sociology in the fall semester. The documentary addresses other inequalities that women face. Those inequalities range from not many people caring about female professional sports to not equal pay for the same work. The inequality …show more content…
It is not the 1950s version of a picture perfect American family where this a father, mother, and their two children. Families can be what societies believes to be conventional family, single parent home, same-sex parents, etc. If the grandparents are raising their grandchildren it should still be concerned a family. In chapter one of Public and Private Families explains the different types of families. The author Andrew Cherlin explains that is there is not a single definition of a family that is fitting for all purposes. He said that ask two key questions when defining a family. Those two questions are: 1. How well does the family members take care of children, the ill, and the elderly; 2. How well is the family providing love, intimacy, and personal …show more content…
I do and I do not think it is a good idea to raise minimum wage. I believe that if you raise the pay of a person who is flipping burgers at McDonald’s or any other fast food restaurant then the wage needs to be raised for the people who went to college and have a degree. Polices officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians should not be making less then a person who is working a minimum wage job. Those three professions risk their lives daily to save others. However, according to “The Motherhood Manifesto” most adults that work minimum wage jobs are women. Most of those women are just trying to provide for their family. If minimum wage is increased then we could have less families who would need government assistance just to make ends meet, and for them to put a roof over their family’s head and food in their