Reading Responce

My group was assigned to show how; "uncovering values" is used in Cynthia Selfe’s work. There are many claims that Selfe makes in her writing, one of the main claims she chose was that women in today’s society still play the role of housekeeper, and I agree with the claim that she makes. No, it is true that not every woman in today world is still the home maker of the family as it often used to be, but considering how much the world has changed sense it was looked upon as “normal” for the wife/mother to strictly be an at home woman. More women still holding this title then you would believe to be true in this day and age. This could be a positive spin or a negative one depending on how you look at today’s society. Positive due to the fact that people are scrounging for jobs as it is, if more women chose to be stay at home moms/ housekeepers there would be more job opportunities for college students and other people who are looking for work right now. The negative look on this is that it gives our country a very old fashioned and “man ran” world look. We as a nation are all about progress and moving forward. Women being equal to men is a part of that image we pursue and having a large majority of our women staying at home with the kids and cleaning the house is a step backwards for our nation.