Roles Of Gender In Motherhood

1.) Overall main topic of this book connects between the issue of motherhood and feminism. One major key point I found while reading this book is the author, Amber Kinser explains the growth and progress of the role of mothers in the american society meaning how the roles have changed overtime. A major theme of Kinser’s book is that the public debates may focus on mothering, but the issues affect us all.  Cutting back on health care for women, on education, and on jobs for teachers, social workers and others in the service sector have their greatest impact on mothers, but they affect all of us. Motherhood becomes a symbol for how men and women, single and married, gay and straight, deal with the need for individual options and the need to act for the good of others.

[completely seduced] is a free form poem focusing on the efforts and transformative process of motherhood. Brandt utilizes literary elements such as structure and space to directly address an impacting message to her readers. The integration of transformation in [completely seduced] strongly influences a connection between reader and speaker by indulging in the aspects and theme of a mother’s unconditional love. Through literary elements and a strong globally experienced theme, Di Brandt creates a powerfully raw message about the effects of being a mother and raising a child.

Pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood is a time in a women’s life that is full of varying emotions. Some are excited and hopeful while others are worried and careful. Either way, the moment you hold your newborn for the first time, there is a new sense of purpose women often feel. A heightened sense to nurture and protect. During slavery, that was not always the case for most if not all enslaved women. In a time where oppression, discrimination and sadistic acts of violence and terror were casted upon enslaved Africans in America; women were merged into specific gender roles and expectations. White and black women were not seen equally. Societal views created a margin of how the world perceived white and black women in all aspects of life including: motherhood, work and their roles as a wife.

For centuries now, women have been bombarded with an infinite amount of conflicting and overwhelming messages about what it means to be a woman and which behaviors are considered appropriate, especially regarding sexual behavior. Traditionally, women have always been defined in relation to men. Men are seen as strong, while woman are seen as weak. Men are superior and women are their subordinates. This is exemplified by the fact that “masculine” traits such as strong, non-emotional, and competitive are considered socially desirable traits, while “feminine” traits such as docile, emotional, and passive are not. We evidently live in a society that is not only sexist, but also undoubtedly racist. The white woman typically appears as virtuous and pure, while the woman of color typically appears as unclean and tainted. If the woman of color also happens to be poor, she appears as being even more worthless. Therefore, in the United States, femininity as a concept is inextricably linked with concepts of race and class. In the present paper, I discuss the effect that this is having on women and their sexuality, the events that have paved the traveled path towards gender equality, and current issues plaguing women today, such as the attack on our reproductive rights and our value as women.

Being a mother in this dystopian world is seen as a shameful act and something to be ridiculed because of. As being John the Savage’s

Mothers around the world have a lot of work on their hands; the task of raising a child is never easy and requires plenty of hardwork as their child is growing up. Authors often describe mothers as a devoted parent and someone who would sacrifice anything for their child, because it’s a stereotype that applies to real life. Readers can relate to the text and understand it, making them want to enjoy the author’s book more. In “Lucinda Matlock” , a poem, and “Everyday Use”, a short story, authors Edgar Lee Masters and Alice Walker create two characters named Lucinda Matlock and Mama. Lucinda Matlock and Mama are two characters from different stories that have similar traits, in that they are dedicated and accepting women. Mama and Lucinda work hard in their lifetimes to provide for themselves in their children, and are dedicated to doing that, and they both accept the way life works and the unfairness that it might throw at a person.

The roles of gender are changing rapidly. Throughout U.S. history men have played dominant roles and were always the family breadwinners. As women get more education and make more money they are becoming the primarily breadwinners of their families. More women are working outside the home and their earnings are important to the well-being of their families. What are the effect on their families, careers and equal wages?

The roles of women have always been changing over time, and the roles of women have never been identical in two different societies. Throughout history we have seen women be vital to societies and treated as such, women have had power and equality to men. We have seen great women successfully lead massive empires, but we have also seen women be mistreated, objectified, and treated as less than a man. An analysis of four sources shows how the role of women in the west, central Asia, and China had many differences but also many similarities.

The road to motherhood is a personal journey with many hidden emotions and agendas. Some journeys are dark and dreary and unspoken. In the poems “Metaphor” by Sylvia Plath and “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks both have many similarities and a little differences. Both of the mothers in the poems feel the pain of being a mother. Although the mothers took different paths of motherhood they both have regrets and wish things would have been different.

I have been fortunate enough to be given the chance to study and analyze the portrayals and representations that mothers receive though out the course of media this semester. That course and information I have been learning has broadened my thinking and invited me to analyze the way mothers are portrayed in the young adult literature that we have been examining thus far and the young adult literature that I have experienced prior. More often than not, the mothers in our favorite childhood tales are given a negative reputation, whether that is dead, non-existent or demented and evil and this essay explores the multiple effects that may result in tales

The mother-daughter relationship is often scrutinized, publicized, and capitalized on. Whether from tell-all biographies, to humorous sit-coms, or private therapy sessions, this particular relationship dynamic gives some of the most emotion-activating memories. When female authors reflect and write about their relationships with their mothers, they have a tendency to taint their reflections with the opinions they have as an adult, reviewing the actions of their mother when they were young. These opinions set the tone of the story independently and in conjunction with the relationship itself and manifest in creative literary styles that weave an even more intricate story. Case in point, when reviewing the two literary works “I Stand Here

“The Mother,” a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks, was published in 1964 before the issue of abortion was a major social and political conflict. Ms. Brooks wrote this free verse poem about abortion and the emotional verses that probe into the feelings and attitude a woman has after an abortion. The poem speaks from a mother’s point of view and dialogs about memories she will not experience with children that are not here because of her own choices. Secondly, the guilt of a mother terminating her children and every goal, dream and aspiration that this child could have had resonates and resembles a song of regret. Lastly, the mother speaks her love to the children that never will live and pattern after her. The literary elements that Gwendolyn Brooks used in this poem imagery, figures of speech, and form create the sentiment’s a woman may have after experiencing an abortion.

1. Gender is being male or female, but in a social sense instead of a biological one, like sex. Gender roles are the expectations that society creates for each gender to act like and behave. In the film Parenthood, there were many different examples of gender roles. One of the major one examples that stood out to me was in the instance of Helen and her two children. At the start of the film, Helen let her son, Gary, walk out of the house being disrespectful and go do whatever he wanted, however she told her daughter, Julie, that there were people coming over later tonight and she needed her to help clean the house. Another major example of gender roles that stood out to be was the constant showing of the woman having to take care of the

Hello Elizabeth, as I was reading your paper I really related to a lot of the things you talked about. For example, my mom always corrected my non-lady like behaviors like burping or the way I was sitting like your grandparents did for you with bad language and burping. Do you think that your parent played different roles in your life because of their different genders? I ask because it states in the text, “parenting is gendered, with different expectations for mothers and for fathers and people of different genders work at different kinds of jobs” (Kirk,Okazawa-Rey, 2013, P.65). So, I was wondering if you have found this to be true in your life or not? I have found it to be somewhat true in my life that my mom did certain roles and vise versa

Women plays various role throughout their life such as they play a role as a daughter, wife, and mother to someone. Women from centuries been doing so much for others, being a good housewife, raising children, giving birth, working to support their families, etc. Women are the reason that we are here today in this world living. Back in the era woman’s role was to be a housewife, taking care of children and her husband, making sure that everyone else’s needs are being met. Over the time this role has been changed, today there are many women who are working outside of their house. Women have different occupations, they are teachers, doctor, lawyer, president, and owner of their own businesses. Despite of women achieving so much in their life