The balance between family and work is a difficult act for most couples raising children. Time that was once spent at work may have to be allocated to other activities to support the family. More work is added to the household workload, which can sometimes increase stress on one or both of the spouses. However, no matter the situation, spouses can always strive to live egalitarian lifestyles in which they share responsibilities equally amongst the members of their family, in doing so a culture of respect and happiness is created. The balance of work and familial duties generally defines the success and happiness of a family and there are many different practices that can be implemented to sustain the ideal qualities mentioned before.
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In a family situation society has to adapt to the point at which the woman in the relationship could be the breadwinner and the man could stay at home and care for the children. When a parent stays at home to care for the children and do housework it is usually beneficial to the family’s happiness. In support of their research the Pew Research Center says, “only 8% said children are better off if their father is home and doesn’t work. On the other hand, 34% of adults said children are just as well off if their mother works, while 76% said the same about children with working fathers”(Gretchen Livingston, 2014). Data suggests that stay at home dads do add something by staying at home and so do stay at home moms. With the disestablishment of gender roles, more mothers are deciding to work and pursue their occupation. Be that so, an increase in the number of stay at home fathers is explainable and normal. The disestablishment of traditional roles is supported by feminist theory in that it debunks traditional social factors that go against natural factors. Some men, including myself, have not really evaluated the option that they may be stay at home fathers. If this is the case, men should embrace the role and do the best job that they can for the better of the family. This new trend in the rising number of stay at home fathers is because of rising gender equality and the diminishing presence of gender roles (Schwartz & Scott, 2012). This increase is beneficial for the overall relationship between spouses and for the family as a whole. The social myth that fathers should not stay at home instead of work a job has been dismissed due to the disestablishment of gender roles and certain aspects of
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In a family situation society has to adapt to the point at which the woman in the relationship could be the breadwinner and the man could stay at home and care for the children. When a parent stays at home to care for the children and do housework it is usually beneficial to the family’s happiness. In support of their research the Pew Research Center says, “only 8% said children are better off if their father is home and doesn’t work. On the other hand, 34% of adults said children are just as well off if their mother works, while 76% said the same about children with working fathers”(Gretchen Livingston, 2014). Data suggests that stay at home dads do add something by staying at home and so do stay at home moms. With the disestablishment of gender roles, more mothers are deciding to work and pursue their occupation. Be that so, an increase in the number of stay at home fathers is explainable and normal. The disestablishment of traditional roles is supported by feminist theory in that it debunks traditional social factors that go against natural factors. Some men, including myself, have not really evaluated the option that they may be stay at home fathers. If this is the case, men should embrace the role and do the best job that they can for the better of the family. This new trend in the rising number of stay at home fathers is because of rising gender equality and the diminishing presence of gender roles (Schwartz & Scott, 2012). This increase is beneficial for the overall relationship between spouses and for the family as a whole. The social myth that fathers should not stay at home instead of work a job has been dismissed due to the disestablishment of gender roles and certain aspects of