SOC214H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Moral Majority, Family Values, Ion
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Conflicts over motherhood and work has declined as millions of middle-class wives have taken jobs and being employed has become a norm rather than an exception. Though, not everyone approves of this. e. g. groups like the moral majority de- mands for a return to traditional family values". Changes to today"s child rearing, margolis argues it is moulded by changes in the nature of the family and american economy. As women enter the labour force, work" was removed from the household, the family became more isolated from the larger community, the need for education and skilled children increased, and the birth rate declined. Consequently, a decline of domestic production due several reasons: Absence of men in the home also shaped the american definition of mother- hood. Men was preoccupied with work hence, away from home. mothers had to take up the child rearing responsibilities. As industrialization took place, home and the place of work became separate.
