Single Mothers and Single Fathers in Society

Additionally, a single parent collects a much smaller income which in turn leads to fewer opportunities for vital necessities such as education. Trying to make ends meet takes away time from the most important thing in a parents life, their children. Children as a result have higher chances of drug or alcohol abuse, higher dropout rates as well as an increased risk of early pregnancy (Amato). There are too many children who are growing up in single parent homes in the United States, resulting in these kids not growing up in an optimal way where they could become influential members of society in the future.

Therefore, because I chose to raise my children alone……society blames me for the decline in social order. The two parent families is still compared as the traditional family formation and contribute to a healthy and successful society. I recently saw on TV an interview with Ann Coulter on the talk show The View ….she blames many of society’s problems on single moms. She goes on to say that our jails are filled with the offspring of single moms. To accuse single moms of being responsible for all society’s problems is absolutely crazy. There are many reasons relationships end, and when there are kids involved usually the bulk - if not all - of the responsibility of raising the kids is assumed by the mom. We single moms should be applauded and not attacked for this. Sure, there are some women that decide to have a

Stereotypes, Society, and the Media have a great affect on single parents. When looking at common stereotypes

Did you know that more than one fourth of all children in the United States live with only one parent? Single parenting has become more common today than in the 1800s, when it was sometimes frowned upon. As the years have gone by, it has become easier and easier for women to become single parents. In the 1800’s if husbands died or abandoned their families, women had no choice but to work for extremely low and unfair wages. Today, most men and women are treated equal and receive equal wages making it easier for women to be single parents. This concept is shown in Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer through Aunt Polly in the 19th century, single parenting is also common today.

Credibility: I am a single parent of two daughter and I must say that I can relate to a lot of single parents. It is hard. I can say that there are good days and bad days. Every day will not be perfect. At the age of 20, I became a single parent and caring for my daughter alone was the most difficult experience ever for me. Single parenting to me is work on top of work and it is never ending.

Families who have dealt with being a single parent typically see themselves being judged by other parents. For example, Jamie Rush a teen mom said "If he acts up, or if he falls over and bumps his head, I always think people are looking at me as if to say "It's because you're a teenager." (Rush 3). This shows that teen moms are trying their best and love their kids too. Schools are helping teenage single parents. Take the case of Jamie, after she gave birth to her son, she went to an alternative school with a built in daycare (Rush 1). This tells you that there is help for teens out there, but it's not always available to everyone. Socially speaking, one of the primary causes of single parents is because of one of the parent's death. Through research, we have found that the primary cause of single-parent households was because of parental death (Chamie 1). This proves that not all single-parent homes is because of teen pregnancies. As a result, there are many single parents struggling with being judged, or because of significant other's death. But there are schools, helping

“Single-parent families now constitute 30 percent of all families with minor children and are the most rapidly growing families in America” (as cited in Dowd, 1997). When people hear the term ‘single-parent’ they automatically think it means a person who is the legal guardian of a child or children. It is typical for a single-parent to be a woman, because the statistics on the proportion of the children who live with their mother is at 87 percent, while a small 13 percent live with their father (as cited in Dowd, 1997). Because of the diversity in household types, a common question has been asked several times. Which type is better? Raising a child in a single-parent household or a two-parent household?

There are more single mothers than single fathers in the United States. Single mothers are spoken in high regard within our society, but hold some of the lowest wages. How are mothers expected to raise children while working two jobs to pay rent?

I think that they reason that we as American are not doing this is because we are stuck in the way that we have always done this. America culture has been building and developing for years and it going to be hard to change. We have an idea of how a family is supposes to be like and we have based our policy around that. It hard for American to change something that they have been accustom to their whole life. I believe that America has not progress that far yet to where we can have rules like that. It also has never been the main talk in America society. It seems that American do not place a lot of value and attention on this topic and seem to focus on other thing like the economy. It seems that every time we approach the topic of single mother

Given these points, being a single mother is not as effective as being a family with a mother and father. Being a single mother is harmful for a family because a child needs a father figure, it is too much stress on one person, and it is financially difficult to raise a family on one income. A parent’s most important job is for their children to be healthy and able to function in modern society. Why would you want to stack the odds against you children if you had a

Men can go to war, at home and abroad, they can die for our country and protect its citizens, but when it comes to single fathers receiving equal treatment in court, men are at the losing end. The mother has to basically be insane or a habitual criminal to ever be considered unfit, while all the man has to do to be considered unfit is be a man. Many citizens, who are not involved in custody battles, are not aware of how sexist the system is against men, and sadly there really is no representation for the men who care and love their children. All too often men are written into the role of the deadbeat, the walk away parent, irresponsible and unloving. While there may be some men who fall into this category, women who do the same are always painted

“10 Things a Single Parent Wants You to Know” is an article in Reader’s Digest by Jen Babakhan. This begins by saying that just because you have a spouse that works a lot does not mean you are a single parent. One significant difference is that single parents provide all the income and attention in the household. Next the article discusses that while parenting alone has it’s challenges it’s also very rewarding. I relate this article back to the chapter and class discussions on different family structures and socioeconomic factors.

There are numerous men are labeled deadbeat dads, however, that is not always the case. According to a new analysis by the Pew Research Center, in 2011 there were 2.6 million households led by a single father, a nine-fold increase from 1960 when that number was fewer than 300,000. (http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/07/02/the-rise-of-single-fathers/)

Single fathers are a minority. They are rare, but growing rapidly as more and more people can fathom a father being able to satisfy the needs of his children. In 1970, although 1.1% of children under age 18 lived in a single custodial father home, this number has climbed to 4.8% by 2005 (Bronte-Tinkew, J., Scott, M. E., & Lilja, E.,2010, p. 1107).

Many children in today’s society have grown to become successful and mentally stable whether they had two parents, or one parent raise them. With everything in life it is never about quantity, but quality. This could apply to single parenting as well. As long as a parent create a stable and nurturing home their child will grow up to be a mature, hard working, independent, and loving adult. Family structure should not be the main focus when it comes to raising children, the focus should be on the values and life lessons that are taught to the child as they mature in life. Family structure in the last decade have change drastically. Children are being raised by same sex parents, grandparents, extended family, a single father, or a single