1) What is different about women today versus 40 years ago?
Women are having children far later now then this did 40 years ago. 70% of women at 25 were married with children in 1960 in 2000 only 25% were. Women have decided to work more and longer instead of settling down to get married and raise children. More women are enrolling into schools of the highest mark in education unlike 40 years ago, when women took classes mainly on learning about how to maintain a functioning household.
2) What is the norm in terms of what women are doing and when they are marrying?
Today women who are married are still working and trying to manage the household, which might be why most tend to wait on having children, if they have any at all.
3) Do women work more or less than in the past etc?
Women work more today than in the past. They are competing for jobs that were originally thought of as only for men.
4) Next, please write about what you plan to do as you finish school and reach adulthood. Will you work and get your career started and then marry or the other way around?
My plan is to have my career but if marriage comes first, I won't be discouraged, I still plan on starting my career, I just might hold off on having children for a year or two. Let things settle in first and make sure I have a somewhat stable household. I just really hope that I have children before I'm at least 32-33.
And - just for fun: if you are female: describe which Sex and the City girl you most identify with and why. You can also note your favorite boyfriend/husband. If you are male which main boyfriends do you most identify with and why or which female character would you most like to date. Would you date marry any of them? Why or why not?
I think I would most relate to Carry, because I am very goal driven, but at the same time I would enjoy the lifestyle of being married and finally settling down. My friends and I when we watched the two movies would often say which one we would be since there was four of us too. And the immediately said Carry for me, between Carry and Charlette.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Part 1 Assignment 2
1) Describe 1 or 2 highlights that struck you from the report. Do not cut and paste from the report, use your own words.
The one highlight that struck me the most was the number of two-parent families. The data says that in 1997 the average number was 24.8 million, unlike today where that number has drastically decreased to 23.1 million in 2010. That means only one out of five households have a mother and father and children. This just amazed me because I often wonder why, why today, are people seperating, not getting married, or not having children? What are the reasons for couples getting divorced?
2) Were you surprised by the data/findings on the chart or are they in line with what you would have expected?
I guess I feel that they were in line with what I was expecting. However, they aren't what I wanted them to be. I want to know why people opt to live alone, why so many don't want to have children, and why married couples feel that divorce is the way out. I know that there are many reasons that call for a divorce, but do they all? This chart just sparked more questions for me.
3) What do you notice on the chart?
I noticed that back in 1995 more people stayed together, more people had children, and less people were likely to remain single. Unlike in 2010 where more people split up, more people didn't want to have children, and more people were likely to remain living single.
3a.) What types of families are more typical (higher percentage) compared to 1995.
the highest percentage that I found in 2010 was married couples without children.
3b.) What types of families are becoming less the norm (percentage decreases from 1995 to 2010.
married couples with children, single fathers, single mothers. Basically households with children.
4) What type of family do you expect to be living in, in 5 years? In 10 years? When you are 70 years old?
In the next five years I hope to be married, with the possibility of kids on the way. In ten years I hope to be living in a married with children family, and in 70 years I hope to be married and watching my grandchildren grow.
The one highlight that struck me the most was the number of two-parent families. The data says that in 1997 the average number was 24.8 million, unlike today where that number has drastically decreased to 23.1 million in 2010. That means only one out of five households have a mother and father and children. This just amazed me because I often wonder why, why today, are people seperating, not getting married, or not having children? What are the reasons for couples getting divorced?
2) Were you surprised by the data/findings on the chart or are they in line with what you would have expected?
I guess I feel that they were in line with what I was expecting. However, they aren't what I wanted them to be. I want to know why people opt to live alone, why so many don't want to have children, and why married couples feel that divorce is the way out. I know that there are many reasons that call for a divorce, but do they all? This chart just sparked more questions for me.
3) What do you notice on the chart?
I noticed that back in 1995 more people stayed together, more people had children, and less people were likely to remain single. Unlike in 2010 where more people split up, more people didn't want to have children, and more people were likely to remain living single.
3a.) What types of families are more typical (higher percentage) compared to 1995.
the highest percentage that I found in 2010 was married couples without children.
3b.) What types of families are becoming less the norm (percentage decreases from 1995 to 2010.
married couples with children, single fathers, single mothers. Basically households with children.
4) What type of family do you expect to be living in, in 5 years? In 10 years? When you are 70 years old?
In the next five years I hope to be married, with the possibility of kids on the way. In ten years I hope to be living in a married with children family, and in 70 years I hope to be married and watching my grandchildren grow.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
assignment 1
I am a FCST major, my concentration is Child Life Specialist. I chose this major because when I was younger I looked up to my Child Life Specialist which made me want to be just like her. Also because of the fact that I was unable to be a fighter pilot in the air force because of medical reasonings.
My current career plans are to have a career in the field I am studying. I do plan to marry, for rich or poor, doesn't matter to me as long as I'm happy, safe, and stable. I love to travel and wish my job in the future could some how be condusive to traveling, but since it is not I plan on doing as much traveling on my on time as I can afford.
I am obviously currently a student, a Junior to be exact. I transfered to MSU from University of Delaware. I live in south Jersey with my Mom, older sister, Mimi (grandmother), two dogs (both of which are females) My mom's partner and her niece. Which makes for seven women under one roof, believe me it can get crazy but is always fun at the same time. During school however I live on campus with my three friends. I am 21 years old and love to play sports, I run for MSU's womens track team but I enjoy many other sports as well.
The funniest thing that has ever happpened to me would probably be the time when I was explaining to my one roommate how my sisters tease me on how I'm so weird that they think I'm adopted, and then my roommate goes, "I am adopted". We were both laughing so hard I cried and we still talk about this today.
What might be interesting about me is, I am a huge patriots and red sox fan, I love flying, I have an obsession with going to the beach as much as I possibly can, I am a horrible person to hold a conversation with in texting, I am teaching myself how to play the guitar, I used to play the piano, trumpet, and sang, I am slightly an adrenaline junkie, and I hate lady bugs.
My mom and dad are divorced, I have two sisters, one who still lives with my mom, and the other is married with a six month old baby girl (and still complains on having the middle child syndrom). My mom has one brother, and he has four kids all two years a part. I have a big family that seems to grow every year. My mimi who is my mom's mom comes from eighteen brothers and sisters that we know of. My mom's partner, Joanne, also has a huge italian family who is always in and out of our house. But that's just the way I like it.
I think that' the group project with using the book is going to be very interesting, I am actually very excited to start working on it and see the differences, and how the self help books we all think are so helpful really aren't.
I like the blogger, I have never used a blog before, but I love writing so I'm thinking this will be fun and easy for me to keep up with.
I kind of like Wiki, Its different and I find it easy to navigate. I think it might be better and more informative than blackboard and I'm glad we are using it.
My current career plans are to have a career in the field I am studying. I do plan to marry, for rich or poor, doesn't matter to me as long as I'm happy, safe, and stable. I love to travel and wish my job in the future could some how be condusive to traveling, but since it is not I plan on doing as much traveling on my on time as I can afford.
I am obviously currently a student, a Junior to be exact. I transfered to MSU from University of Delaware. I live in south Jersey with my Mom, older sister, Mimi (grandmother), two dogs (both of which are females) My mom's partner and her niece. Which makes for seven women under one roof, believe me it can get crazy but is always fun at the same time. During school however I live on campus with my three friends. I am 21 years old and love to play sports, I run for MSU's womens track team but I enjoy many other sports as well.
The funniest thing that has ever happpened to me would probably be the time when I was explaining to my one roommate how my sisters tease me on how I'm so weird that they think I'm adopted, and then my roommate goes, "I am adopted". We were both laughing so hard I cried and we still talk about this today.
What might be interesting about me is, I am a huge patriots and red sox fan, I love flying, I have an obsession with going to the beach as much as I possibly can, I am a horrible person to hold a conversation with in texting, I am teaching myself how to play the guitar, I used to play the piano, trumpet, and sang, I am slightly an adrenaline junkie, and I hate lady bugs.
My mom and dad are divorced, I have two sisters, one who still lives with my mom, and the other is married with a six month old baby girl (and still complains on having the middle child syndrom). My mom has one brother, and he has four kids all two years a part. I have a big family that seems to grow every year. My mimi who is my mom's mom comes from eighteen brothers and sisters that we know of. My mom's partner, Joanne, also has a huge italian family who is always in and out of our house. But that's just the way I like it.
I think that' the group project with using the book is going to be very interesting, I am actually very excited to start working on it and see the differences, and how the self help books we all think are so helpful really aren't.
I like the blogger, I have never used a blog before, but I love writing so I'm thinking this will be fun and easy for me to keep up with.
I kind of like Wiki, Its different and I find it easy to navigate. I think it might be better and more informative than blackboard and I'm glad we are using it.
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