Southern New Hampshire Universitysoc-317: Sociology Of The F

Southern New Hampshire UniversitySOC-317: Sociology of the Family 09:35:35 GMT -05:00Working and PoorConsider the budget of a single mother living in Tallahassee, Florida (see Table4.2). With two children, ages 6 and 3, her biggest expense is childcare—more than $900 per month. After that, she needs about $905 for her rent, $571 for food, and $413 for transportation (maintaining, insuring, and fueling a car). Once the rest of her basic expenses are added up, she needs a total of $4,071 per month, or $48,852 per year.In this exercise, consider this woman’s scenario and address the questions below.•Does this budget feel authentic or unrealistic? Do you see how this mother could cut expenses?• What are the consequences for the children?• What assumptions are made about families living in poverty?•What are the environmental barriers that low-income single mothers face in climbing out of poverty?•This budget feels authentic to me. This is because it is quite normal, especially these days, to have expenses cost more than income. It is, however, a bit unrealistic in my opinion because there are only so many expenses that can be cut. The rent appears to be normal or actually cheap compared to rent prices in