Annotating a Scholarly Article

Barry Rose         

11/19/11             

Annotating a Scholarly Article

            “Framing the mother: Childhood Obesity, Maternal Responsibility and Care”   JaneMaree Maher, Suzanne Fraser and Jan Wright

Centre for Women’s Studies Gender Research, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia; University of Wollongong, Australia (Received 10 February 2009; final version received 3 November 2009)

Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 19, No. 3, September 2010, 233–247

               

In this essay, Maher, Fraser, and Wright explain how there is too much blame placed on mothers, and not enough placed on fathers for the cause of childhood obesity. They believe fathers should take more action in their children’s diet and exercise. Also stated as a large cause for childhood obesity is the lack of family home cooked meals. Another cause occurs before a child is even born. Maher, Fraser, and Wright believe that the mother’s diet and exercise are crucial in preventing childhood obesity and other health problems like diabetes.  

Maher, Fraser, and Write make many good points of the many causes of childhood obesity. They explain the reasoning for the growth of this problem, and give solutions on how to fix it. The authors give credible sources and work for credible University’s. I believe the article is intended for more than just parents, instead all of America. This is a nation wide problem, and is going to take everyone to fix it.