However, a few problems have risen due to maternal gatekeeping mostly in dual-earner families. ... Denise describe how she wants to be more of a traditional mother and able to have a better relationship with her son, Daniel, but also really loves being a teacher (Ranson, 2010). ... Also, homosexual dual-earner families were not considered, only heterosexual dual-earner families were considered. For future studies on maternal gatekeeping, it would be best if a study could be conducted on "crossover" families and see how it compares to "dual-earner" families. ... If role stra...

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To what extent does this novel uphold traditional family values? ... The traditional family is at the heart of the novel. ... The maintenance of conservative community cohesion and a stable family life were regarded as desirable goals, one "more important than love-. ... Her relationship with her husband is based on compromise and forgiveness as well as love, as her willingly principles has permitted her to understand and not judge her adulterous spouse and accept her self-seeking daughter. ... Ironically when Kate is struck with cancer, Ellen assumes all the domestic duties that her ...

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The Gulden family and many of Langhorne residence provide a model of traditional family life and value to a substantial degree, as prevalent during the 1950s in America. ... The traditional family is at the heart of the novel. ... The maintenance of conservative community cohesion and a stable family life were regarded as desirable goals, one "more important than love-. ... Her relationship with her husband is based on compromise and forgiveness as well as love, as her willingly principles has permitted her to understand and not judge her adulterous spouse and accept her self-seeking daug...

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During a recent White House summit on working family, President Obama said "A whole lot of father would love to be home for their new baby's first weeks in the world " (Gretchen, 2014). Of course Obama is a father in his family and he would want to be with his family for his newborn baby like other men do. ... There are many evidences that show the love between the father and his child, many fathers today help their spouse taking care of their children and some take care of their infants by themselves without the women's help. ... However, it is not possible do take the time off, sin...

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Lock up our family behind barbed wire and then draft me? ... Organic farming is not easy it requires a lot of manual labor, intensive hours and extreme love of what you are doing. ... The would be like signing a death sentence for his father " it seems that Masumoto being a farmer knew what losing the capability to do what you love meant to his father therefore after the whole family when home and he's day was over at the farm he will visit to give his dad the extra push needed for him not to give up. ... I believe that with the support and patience of the family, father and son whe...

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This helps to explain the near instantaneous deterioration of John Deake's family in the beginning of the 1760's. ... At first glance, the debts that John Deake inflicted upon himself and his family appear to fester from the heavy expenses of raising a family of nine children. ... Herein lies the mystery in this family's defeat. ... As a further blow to the family, beyond the death of the father, to help pay off the debts and affairs, the children were bound out as servants. With the sudden death of the provider and protector, the members of the Deake family found themselves sep...

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Her mother plays the central role in her family and thus has a powerful impact on Ruth. ... One of the first things Ruth mentions about her mother is her love for everything exotic. ... This guilt and responsibility limits Ruth's ability to accomplish all that she wants to and to branch away from her family. ... Our families affect us all; we all have adopted traits, both good and bad, from those to whom we are closest. For Ruth Reichl, her mother is the driving force in her family and the central figure in much of her life. ...

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Consequently, the unlimited allowance of technology induces the children's desire towards violence, which results in bringing devastation to the whole family. ... The parental supersession triggers the children's familiarity with the house, which causes their love towards the parents to vanish. ... In conclusion, it is reasonable to declare that the presence of the nursery inadvertently contributed to the destruction of the family. ...

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Like every family, my family has always had ups and downs, happiness and sorrow. My family has always been united and a whole. ... We all knew that it would be a new step, a new life with this new family member coming into our lives. ... We returned to the hospital, and ten minutes after, some people of our family began to arrive there, all too eager for the arrival of this new family member. ... After a while I heard a noise coming from the mini bed and went to see if everything was ok, and I realize that my brother was awake, I spoke to him and he looked at me, he was out of the covers, an...

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