Motherhood and Community

Motherhood and Community

Research Question: What role do mothers play in the continuity of a community?

1. Introduction
   1. Women promote the continuity of a community by raising children and impart moral values passed from one generation to the other.
   2. Although people may disregard the role of women in a community, motherhood models behavior imparts social ethics and rear children to ensure the continuity of generations.
2. Mothers model behavior and imparting ethics
   1. Motherhood helps children to meet neighborhood expectations
      1. Mothers give expected social values to their children (Windsong, 2019).
   2. Mothers train children

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      1. Motherhood promotes learning of acceptable behaviors among children (Windsong, 2019).
   3. Mothers impart social values in their children and model the behavior of a child.

• Women ensure continuity of a community
  1. Mothers procreate
     1. Mothers give birth to children and ensure the continuity of generations (Collins, 1995).
  2. Mothers protect infants
     1. Mothers take care of the newborns and reduce infant mortality rates (Collins, 1995).
  3. Giving birth and taking care of children to ensure the continuity of generations.

1. On the other hand, women cannot promote community endurance
   1. Fathers provide children with moral support
      1. Fathers train children desirable behaviors (Cabrera, 2019).
   2. Fathers mentor children
      1. Fathers provide emotional security and promote healthy development among children (Cabrera, 2019).
   3. Fathers support the development of ethical communities
2. Contenders argue that fathers influence procreation
   1. Fathers support responsible procreation behaviors
      1. Lack of father results in uncontrolled reproduction among non-Hispanic White women (Gaydosh, Belsky, Domingue, Boardman, & Harris, 2018).
   2. Fathers support active behavioral development
      1. The absence of fathers leads to irresponsible children, which threaten the existence of a community (Gaydosh, Belsky, Domingue, Boardman, & Harris, 2018).
   3. The counterarguments presented fail to provide convincing details that men play a vital role in promoting the continuity of generations.
3. Counterarguments are weak
   1. Women provide moral support to their children
      1. Single mothers impart morals to their children (Robertson, Anderson, Hall, & Kim, 2019).
   2. Women are the center of procreation
      1. Men cannot bear children in the absence of women (Robertson, Anderson, Hall, & Kim, 2019).
   3. Women have a more significant role in supporting community growth than men.

• Conclusion
  1. Motherhood models behavior imparts social ethics on their children
  2. The counterarguments fail to refute that women promote community continuity.