5-2 Final Project Milestone Four: Blog -- Assumptions and Best Practices
Southern New Hampshire University
Shakira Jones
The phenomenon of homes consisting of just one parent will be the subject of today's
discussion. A "single-parent household" is the term used to describe a family unit in which only
one of the children's biological parents is living there. Due to the fact that I am an active
participant in this movement, I do not have any preconceived views or biases about single
parenting. As a single mother, I am responsible for providing for my child's upbringing. I am the
only one who cares for my child, and I have been doing so for the better part of the last nine
years. Before the birth of my lovely baby, the father and I had been living together and dating for
a total of four years previous to our cohabitation. Since his father was jailed shortly after his
birth, I have been my son's only caretaker. On December 4th, he will be nine years old, and it has
been nine years since his father was arrested.
When it comes to society as a whole, people have a variety of different biases when it
comes to how they look at our homes in which there is only one parent. In times past, it was rare
for a single family to consist of simply one set of the parent, But in today's society, when there
are more single-parent homes than ever before, having just one parent in charge is fast becoming
the standard. Unfortunately, people continue to have a poor impression of single parents who are
responsible for being the only ones parenting their child(ren). If a parent chooses to bring up
their kid alone, you face the danger of others seeing you as a failure since you could not keep
your family unit intact. But unforeseen circumstances would not allow this to happen. This can
especially be true if the child is an only child. In addition, single-parent families are often seen as
being of lower social standing than two-parent households since there is only one parent present
to provide financial support for the family.
This is an essential element of the process would Examining this tendency through the
lens of conflict theory is one way to overcome the inherent biases of the trend. Conflict theory
shows that solitary parenting is OK. The examination and comprehension of this trend and the
stereotypes need the use of many sociological lenses, ideas, and viewpoints. As a single parent,
You should demonstrate that there is no significant difference between single parents over
households in which both mom and dad are present. Even if there is only one parent, they
continue to show the same amount of love, attention, concern, and fear to each child
There is on other social lense that may also demonstrate using functionalist theory.
Showing that single-parent families aren't the only kind that need assistance from the
government, they're not the only kind that