. Furthermore, working moms argue that when mothers do not get a break from spending time with children all day, they do not have the opportunity to use their adult minds, which can lead to lack of productiveness and motivation. Working moms do not want to get lost in the confined world of children.
• Employed mothers also believe they are using the ideology of intensive mothering. They argue that just because they work, does not mean they are not looking out for the best interest of their children. By working, they are assuring their children are financially secure so that they can have access to quality material goods and high levels of education. They also insist that good day cares allow their children to play with other children, gain independence, and experience new things outside the home.
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The loss of manual labor jobs had seriously impacted men without a college education and their ability to support a family. According to liberal beliefs, parents separate, divorce or never marry at all. Changes in the family begin with jobs. A liberal ideal family is one that has sufficient income to support the children and to foster the emotional and intellectual abilities to develop a well paying, secure job themselves. Liberals believe that there are two types of poverty: material poverty and time poverty. Material poverty is felt by the lower class and by the poor and time poverty being seen in the working middle class. What worries most liberals is that since the 1970's the growth of government welfare programs has been directly proportional with the rise in poverty among children. Society is challenged with the dilemma of facing the material poverty through further government assistance, or time poverty through policies on parental leave and working