Annotated Bibliography #1

Atkins, Rahshida. "Self-efficacy and the promotion of health for depressed single mothers." Mental Health in Family Medicine 7.3 (2010): 155-168. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 3 Mar. 2011

Rahshida Atkins argues that single mothers are at risk for poor mental and physical health. Some of the problems single women face is low income, educational statuses, social support and stress. To me this factors can lead to depression. This articles is different from the one I cited from my discourse analysis which was my “Predictors and Correlates of Continuing Involvement with the Baby’s Father Among Adolescent Mothers.” This source talks about the things that can lead up to depression and bad health. The fact that single mothers have no help raising a baby causes stress and leads to depression. I wanted my readers to have a different perspective of my original research question. Even if the baby’s father were to be there, these women can still be depressed due to other factors. This source is valid because I found it under Academic Premier which is a valid database that uses research that is true.

Berridge, Clara W., and Jennifer L. Romich. "“Raising Him . . . to Pull His Own Weight”: Boys’ Household Work in Single-Mother Households." Journal of Family Issues 32.2 (2011): 157-180. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 3 Mar. 2011.

Clara Berridge and Jennifer Romich argue that single mothers teach their sons how to do their household work. According to these authors housework works as an arena for gender role production. After these boys did their work and looked back at themselves and took pride in what they did. This source compares to my third extended bibliography where the single fathers took care of their children. They took pride in raising their children. This source clarifies my essay topic because these women can be successful if their children just helped them do household chores around the house. A mother wants to relax when she gets home. Having a little help would reduce her stress. Having these boys grow into men who were competent around the house and are good partners.