Website Name: Unmarried America URL: http://www.unmarriedamerica.org/ Intended Audience: People who aren't married: roommates, divorced, widowed, gay, lesbian, or just single. The clues lie in the title. The material is open to the general public and no there isn't a certain level of knowledge assumed. They have a library of material to inform to uninformed. Website Overview: This organization focuses on the interests and concerns of America's unmarried adults, as employees, consumers, taxpayers, and voters. I believe this site to be credible as the President is an attorney with many years of experience. This organization is also cited in several newspapers and magazines. They don't have a logo and the name isn't really fancy. Truth be told, it appears the site hasn't been updated in over a year so it doesn't really contain up to date information. I don't believe the site has a built in bias because they cover such a wide array of topics. It would be difficult for the group to be bias on ALL aspects that they cover. The page doesn't appear to have a particular political agenda as they outright mention support of both all political parties. Overall, I believe the site is poorly designed and not easily navigated. The material is not very well archived and it has been ages since the site has been updated. Personally, I wouldn't use this site simply because of its appearance and difficult navigation. However, the articles of newspapers where things have been cited could be of use. Relationship to Class: The greatest relationship I feel this site has to the class material is related to family-friendly benefits. Single people don't have "families". The accommodations made for married people or those with children do not match those for the single people. Yes, they could use them if they had children, but they have made a personal choice not to have children at the time. As an unmarried American myself, I see this happening all the time. People are allowed to come in late or leave early for children. I have found it difficult to be able to obtain a flexible work schedule due to my lack of a "good" reason, i.e. children. When holidays roll around, it is often the single people who are expected to work because they don't have families or children at home. Other comments: The site also mentions that married people are paid more than unmarried workers. I can believe this because managers often know when people have a family to support. However, it wasn't supported by any concrete evidence in the articles I read.
I like this one, this a good awareness of the changing families of today and that we all need to take into consideration even though things have changes the family structure can include all situations and all need to be treated the same as far as any family benefits and especially wages.
Good information, and nice to know that there are resources for people living in non-traditional situations. Many people living in these types of situations do not know how it impacts them legally.
I agree with Tricia. Nice choice, Josh. We do all need to take into consideration that families are structured in many different ways, just as we are becoming more aware of the roles of gender and how changes in those roles affect family/work issues.
started by Josh Sweeney on 02 May 12
Unmarried America
URL:
http://www.unmarriedamerica.org/
Intended Audience:
People who aren't married: roommates, divorced, widowed, gay, lesbian, or just single. The clues lie in the title. The material is open to the general public and no there isn't a certain level of knowledge assumed. They have a library of material to inform to uninformed.
Website Overview:
This organization focuses on the interests and concerns of America's unmarried adults, as employees, consumers, taxpayers, and voters. I believe this site to be credible as the President is an attorney with many years of experience. This organization is also cited in several newspapers and magazines. They don't have a logo and the name isn't really fancy. Truth be told, it appears the site hasn't been updated in over a year so it doesn't really contain up to date information. I don't believe the site has a built in bias because they cover such a wide array of topics. It would be difficult for the group to be bias on ALL aspects that they cover. The page doesn't appear to have a particular political agenda as they outright mention support of both all political parties. Overall, I believe the site is poorly designed and not easily navigated. The material is not very well archived and it has been ages since the site has been updated. Personally, I wouldn't use this site simply because of its appearance and difficult navigation. However, the articles of newspapers where things have been cited could be of use.
Relationship to Class:
The greatest relationship I feel this site has to the class material is related to family-friendly benefits. Single people don't have "families". The accommodations made for married people or those with children do not match those for the single people. Yes, they could use them if they had children, but they have made a personal choice not to have children at the time. As an unmarried American myself, I see this happening all the time. People are allowed to come in late or leave early for children. I have found it difficult to be able to obtain a flexible work schedule due to my lack of a "good" reason, i.e. children. When holidays roll around, it is often the single people who are expected to work because they don't have families or children at home.
Other comments:
The site also mentions that married people are paid more than unmarried workers. I can believe this because managers often know when people have a family to support. However, it wasn't supported by any concrete evidence in the articles I read.