The paper was developed with an aim of discussing the roles of each parent in the family, with an emphasis on the current worldwide debate on whether both parents should have equal responsibility in childcare. The paper reveals several aspects that may make this equality in childcare difficult.
How does the progression of ideas presented in the essay account for the essay's context and audience?
Within the context of the essay, the development of ideas follows an argumentative form, with the ideas developed as argumentative points from the thesis statement that it ‘is arguable that although both parents have the obligations of rearing the children, there are certain roles that should be performed by a specific parent’. In this case, the thesis statement acts as the main framework from which ideas are developed. The ideas that the family cannot fully depend on one parent to perform all duties appeals to the proponents (within the audience) of equality in child care responsibilities. However, the subsequent arguments follow the idea that there are several aspects of childcare that make this difficult, such as gender, occupation, disability and others. In this case, these arguments are developed to support the proponents of equality in childcare, and thus balance the feeling from the audience.
Describe how and where the essay builds its line of reasoning in response to readings, class discussion, and intended audience."
The essay has drawn a lot from the debate which has been going on in the world, and particularly in the west. These debates have been developed within the internet, print materials and on the media. Class discussions have been very instrumental in developing the thesis statement in this essay, with a clear focus on the feeling of the audience, and thus, the statement is arguable from both sides, with little rigidity of ideas.
