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Prompt:  Compared to other developed countries, the United States has far fewer social policies to help families maintain their economic security and balance caretaking obligation with employment.  Based on course readings, what underlying ideology or perspective might justify the scant public resources to support family life?  How do the consequences (or penalties) attached to caretaking work differ for middle-class mothers compared to working-class/poor mothers?  What are the larger social consequences stemming from the denigration of caretaking work for society as a whole?