Emerging House Husbands
Emerging House Husbands
The out-dated stereotype that men are better workers than women is now more laughed at than believed. Yet, the stereotype that women can take care of the household better than a man has not changed. Extensive research proves that “house husbands” are more popular than ever imagined; they have their own websites, groups, and how-to books. House husbands are becoming much more popular, but are they being appreciated the same as house wives were.
The simple definition of a house husband is a married man who either chooses to not hold a career and assume all household responsibilities such as cooking, cleaning, bill paying, full child care, and necessary evils such as, buying stamps in the absence …show more content…
They imagine they would just do some laundry before dropping the kids off at school then put their feet up with the a good book for the rest of the day. To their disappointment, you must perform more “multi-tasking responsibilities” than almost any man ever has ever been asked to do in the workplace. They don’t see the work that most wives have solely done as being hard or in need of any praise or thanks. (Arendell)
Research also brought up several contrasting points that find house husbands benefit their home. These are opinions that could encourage a man to be a house husband or encourage someone who already is a house husband to be proud of themselves. They mostly do regard to those who have children.
“She Works, He Works—But Doesn’t Get a Paycheck” (Newsweek May 2003) is a common mentality these men all share. House husbands feel the work they put into raising a child and maintaining a household is equal to the work that their wives put into at their job. They also feel they are not “house husbands” or “stay at home dads” as described before; they are “Full Time Fathers”. They have schedule routines, daily tasks, and frequent surprises just as any other job. They have benefits, but it doesn’t come with sick or personal days where they can sleep all day long, ignoring their tasks as some people can do when they are sick or just to lazy to go to work. (Nair …show more content…
This is 2003 apart of the era of technology and new beginnings. Men are breaking apart from the stereotype that it is wrong for them to stay at home while their wives bring home their living wages. To many people’s surprise, the group of men who have decided to take on the responsibilities of a house are growing in powerful numbers. They are also being praised and thanked for their assistance the same, if not more, than a woman has.
Works Cited:
1. Wiber, Melanie. “Erect Men/Undulating Women : The Visual Imagery of Gender, Race and Progress in Reconstructive Illustrations of Human Evolution”. Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 1997.
2. Arendell. Terry. “Fathers and Divorce”. Ed. Gillian Dickens. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 1995
3.Green, Maureen. “Fathering”. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1976.
4. Heineman, Elizabeth D. “What Difference Does a Husband Make?” London: University of California Press, Ltd., 1999.
5. Hochschild, Arlie. “The Second Shift”. New York: Avon Books, 1989.
6. Nair, Ken. “Discovering The Mind Of A Woman”. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Inc,
Emerging House Husbands
The out-dated stereotype that men are better workers than women is now more laughed at than believed. Yet, the stereotype that women can take care of the household better than a man has not changed. Extensive research proves that “house husbands” are more popular than ever imagined; they have their own websites, groups, and how-to books. House husbands are becoming much more popular, but are they being appreciated the same as house wives were.
The simple definition of a house husband is a married man who either chooses to not hold a career and assume all household responsibilities such as cooking, cleaning, bill paying, full child care, and necessary evils such as, buying stamps in the absence …show more content…
They imagine they would just do some laundry before dropping the kids off at school then put their feet up with the a good book for the rest of the day. To their disappointment, you must perform more “multi-tasking responsibilities” than almost any man ever has ever been asked to do in the workplace. They don’t see the work that most wives have solely done as being hard or in need of any praise or thanks. (Arendell)
Research also brought up several contrasting points that find house husbands benefit their home. These are opinions that could encourage a man to be a house husband or encourage someone who already is a house husband to be proud of themselves. They mostly do regard to those who have children.
“She Works, He Works—But Doesn’t Get a Paycheck” (Newsweek May 2003) is a common mentality these men all share. House husbands feel the work they put into raising a child and maintaining a household is equal to the work that their wives put into at their job. They also feel they are not “house husbands” or “stay at home dads” as described before; they are “Full Time Fathers”. They have schedule routines, daily tasks, and frequent surprises just as any other job. They have benefits, but it doesn’t come with sick or personal days where they can sleep all day long, ignoring their tasks as some people can do when they are sick or just to lazy to go to work. (Nair …show more content…
This is 2003 apart of the era of technology and new beginnings. Men are breaking apart from the stereotype that it is wrong for them to stay at home while their wives bring home their living wages. To many people’s surprise, the group of men who have decided to take on the responsibilities of a house are growing in powerful numbers. They are also being praised and thanked for their assistance the same, if not more, than a woman has.
Works Cited:
1. Wiber, Melanie. “Erect Men/Undulating Women : The Visual Imagery of Gender, Race and Progress in Reconstructive Illustrations of Human Evolution”. Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 1997.
2. Arendell. Terry. “Fathers and Divorce”. Ed. Gillian Dickens. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 1995
3.Green, Maureen. “Fathering”. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1976.
4. Heineman, Elizabeth D. “What Difference Does a Husband Make?” London: University of California Press, Ltd., 1999.
5. Hochschild, Arlie. “The Second Shift”. New York: Avon Books, 1989.
6. Nair, Ken. “Discovering The Mind Of A Woman”. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Inc,