Does our society value mothering and motherhood?

Question

How do government policies back this up?
Please give me your thoughts.

Answer 1

Only among the rich...welfare laws have certainly made a statement about this...and welfare to work is one of the most inhumane of any social service program...Question: what is the difference between a jar of p-nut butter and a job at Wal-Mart..
Answer the jar of pnut butter can feed a family of four
When children remain the largest group of Americans in poverty how can we say that we value motherhood...do we...or do we value motherhood among those rich enough to afford it...

Answer 2

No. The value of the child tax deduction has been dropping since the 50's. Social security payments don't reflect the contribution of mothering. There are no real, tangible "thank you"s in our society. Veterans do, (and should) recieve a few extra helps because of their service to the country. They quit their "regular" jobs, go to war for a few years, and we couldn't make it as a counntry without them. We also couldn't make it as a country without the voulenteerism of thousands of women. We should recognize this - put a real cash value on it - and custodial parents should get a small pension someday, (perhaps for every adult child who reached age 25 without ending up in prison.)

If we valued motherhood at all, it wouldn't be considered a "break" from the really important work of making money. It is a job already, and a perfectly reasonable and noble occupation. We did we end welfare? Because it was started when everyone assumed that every child deserves, at the very least, a mother to raise him. Now it is assumed that any paid employee can do it. Even rich women happily work for pay - they see no value in actually mothering full-time. So why should poor women do it, if it is valueless? I disagree, of course, but that's how the reasoning goes.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, I'm seeing more of a society that says it values mothering and motherhood but I'm also not seeing policies that actually support it. In other words, I'm seeing all talk and no action. I'm also seeing those words being thrown around by some groups as a way to get women out of the workplace and into their homes, whether they want it or not.

Answer 4

I'm hoping that it's making a comeback!!! Actually, I don't think it's mothering or motherhood that is not valued as much as it is staying home to mother. The work associated with mothering and staying home to be a wife and mother is not valued as highly as work outside the home. Somehow, mothers who stay home are viewed as lazy by both women and men. It's actually quite sad, but I think there is a trend towards more and more women who can afford to chose to stay home and raise their own children actually doing it and making it a priority.

The biggest problem we face as a society is that many mothers don't have an intact marriage, or maybe not even a marriage, and they almost have to work for wages.....these women get little support.

It's all about the choices we make and having to live with the consequences, so perhaps we just aren't teaching good decision making. Perhaps we need to emphasize common sense and practicality as a society.

Answer 5

in a society / lifestyle that's not bible-based, this assertion is regularly heard. while in a society / lifestyle it rather is bible-based, we don't think of this sort in any respect. a woman ie. a mom, produces a guy-baby besides as a female-baby. yet in non-biblical societies, they differentiate the male from the female and positioned capacity into the palms of the male yet oppress the female. while in a bible-based lifestyle, the two the male and the female come from a woman and on the beginning up , the girl got here from adam. So, this suggests ... they're each and every of an analogous ... equality. WHO cause them to distinctive ? islamic societies, non-bible based cultures. they're neanderthals , backward minds who understand little ... it is so imp. to instruct our young ones of w/ever gender. it is so as that our minds could learn how to progression somewhat of regress.

Answer 6

From what I've noticed, Republican policies only seem to value motherhood when the mother isn't working. Under the Reagan administration, child-care programs, subsidized housing, and early-childhood education were all slashed.

Answer 7

It used to, but it doesn't anymore.

Women who choose motherhood over a career are looked down upon by other women.

Abortion would not be as necessary if women valued motherhood. Yes, a few percent of abortions are due to rape or incest. But the majority are for selfish or financial reasons. If women were raised to embrace that happy accident, then they wouldn't feel the need to get abortions.

I think the US government makes laws that take the power away from the mother and either gives it to the kid, or the government. For instance spanking. Some state is proposing that spanking be outlawed. And if you spank your child, they can call the cops and have you arrested. I don't condone beating children, but I don't condone the government legislating on how you can discipline your child (as long as your choice of punishment doesn't cause long term or permanent damage.) Policies like this put a wedge in the parent / child relationship, and they are socially immoral.

Answer 8

It looks like our government wants us to have more children, by making it more difficult for men and women to get effective, safe contraception, since it's becoming less affordable.

But once we have a child, other than a tax break, there's no guarantee a US child will be housed, fed, clothed, or given health care. If they make it to public school, they are eligible for a school lunch now, but who knows how long that will last?

I see a lot of hot air from politicians of all stripes who say family is the foundation of our country, but I don't see funds that match the hot air.

Answer 9

UK.
Government appears to be in favour of valuing mothering and motherhood- NOT.
Lip service to action groups.
Do we as a society value motherhood and mothering- Short answer- NO.
Over here our government puts up with motherhood.
Cannot be seen to be politically incorrect.
This question is a mine field.
I know what I believe and it contravenes what my government appears to be stating.
Governments state what they feel is politically correct on the day.
Always remember that as a government it daily changes, but then that is government.

Answer 10

1) Allowing new mothers 6 week maternity leave
2) Tax deductions
3) WIC programs, wellness

Society will value mothers that value their child, that produce law abiding citizens and good people. We live in a world of perception.