Paternalism In Australia
Neo-liberalism
The underlying problems remains in the ideology that was responsible for the changing perspective of the Australian society towards single mothers. Neoliberal ideology encourages economic participation whereby individuals are expected to fulfil certain responsibilities for the family and community. It also emphasis on individual’s responsibility and independency which is incompatible with care work role single mothers have to do, but yet the policies introduced were fundamentally based on it.
Women as irresponsible or paternalism?
AT the heart of the problem lies with politicians who are depicting mothers as irresponsible for not engaging in employment in order to keep their children away from poverty. This agenda reflects that …show more content…
Structural and social issues that are present become obstacles that hinders parents from entering and remaining in the workforce. These include the cost of child care, lack of time tow work, health care of themselves and their children, lack of experience, housing issues, mental health etc. Butterworth mentioned that in the current context of welfare it is important that sole parents receive the relevant support to overcome these obstacles if they are expecting to participate in the …show more content…
Infect, research has emerged to suggest for sole mothers, the hob route is not necessarily an effective path to economic independence as predominantly assumed. Harris (1996, a s cited ____) find that single mothers are unable to stay in a permanent employment, with more than half soon returning to payment in a “revolving-door: pattern of welfare dependency rattan than welfare exist, which he blames the labour market (Walter, 2002; McArthur, Thomson, & Wink worth, 2012). this is reinforced by recent research by Bob Gregory (As cited in_____” who finds that single parents quickly return to welfare support after they are involved in part time employment. His research depicts that although single mothers try to search for work, they soon return bac on welfare as they are not able to negotiate a sustainable living under the conditions of poorly pared work, lack of work in there are and child supports (Summerfield, T., Young, L., Harman, J., & Flatau, P.
The underlying problems remains in the ideology that was responsible for the changing perspective of the Australian society towards single mothers. Neoliberal ideology encourages economic participation whereby individuals are expected to fulfil certain responsibilities for the family and community. It also emphasis on individual’s responsibility and independency which is incompatible with care work role single mothers have to do, but yet the policies introduced were fundamentally based on it.
Women as irresponsible or paternalism?
AT the heart of the problem lies with politicians who are depicting mothers as irresponsible for not engaging in employment in order to keep their children away from poverty. This agenda reflects that …show more content…
Structural and social issues that are present become obstacles that hinders parents from entering and remaining in the workforce. These include the cost of child care, lack of time tow work, health care of themselves and their children, lack of experience, housing issues, mental health etc. Butterworth mentioned that in the current context of welfare it is important that sole parents receive the relevant support to overcome these obstacles if they are expecting to participate in the …show more content…
Infect, research has emerged to suggest for sole mothers, the hob route is not necessarily an effective path to economic independence as predominantly assumed. Harris (1996, a s cited ____) find that single mothers are unable to stay in a permanent employment, with more than half soon returning to payment in a “revolving-door: pattern of welfare dependency rattan than welfare exist, which he blames the labour market (Walter, 2002; McArthur, Thomson, & Wink worth, 2012). this is reinforced by recent research by Bob Gregory (As cited in_____” who finds that single parents quickly return to welfare support after they are involved in part time employment. His research depicts that although single mothers try to search for work, they soon return bac on welfare as they are not able to negotiate a sustainable living under the conditions of poorly pared work, lack of work in there are and child supports (Summerfield, T., Young, L., Harman, J., & Flatau, P.