Is poor parenting the reason for the socio-economic problems in the Trinidad and Tobago?
1.Theme & purpose of portfolio: The theme, Poor Parenting, is a social dilemma that impacts the social-economic structure of Trinidad and Tobago in a negative way. Evidence of moral deterioration, unemployment and a high level of teenage pregnancy are resulting factors of poor parenting. This portfolio was done to examine the effects of poor parenting and how it relates to the many challenges that Trinidad and Tobago faces.
2. How the theme relates to academic interest: The candidate wishes to do further education in Anthroplpgy
3.How theme relates to candidates work-related interests: The candidate, having aspirations of being an anthropologist
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The first source consulted was Dr Leahcim Semaj: he is a psychologist by profession: this psychologist believes that by working with our ideas (human capital) and each other (our social capital) we can change the world. It is with this ideal that Dr. Leahcim Semaj takes on the mantle of motivational speaker, career developer and a professed agent of social change. With all this said I have no choice other than deeming him a credible and reliable source, having the credentials to speak on the topic of poor parenting. The information given in Dr Semaj's speech is valid and reflects the current situation in today's society and is reasonable and correct based on common sense reasoning, despite of the five year lapse in time, the information is still reliable, due to the fact that much as not changed since the last 5 years. The medium for which this data was collected was the sources: Cody Kulla is a lecturer of journalism at the Greensburge university in Pennsylvania. and would be considered a valid source however, Cody Kulla not being involved with people of the lower class and poor parenting does not make her opinion the most credible source, however she does make a good point when she states that poorer children don’t have the means to fit in with children of the upper class. I had problems finding good sources of information that opposed the argument made by this
In the article Paul Groski tells about a high school teacher struggling to connect with her low-income students. The teacher Janet loves her kids but assumes they are just lazy. By assuming this she is agreeing that poor kids have a certain culture about them. Many others also think the same, that poor people have a certain culture to them. The fact is that students living in poverty do not have the same benefits as a wealthier family. Facts show that most kids in low-income houses have at least one parent who is employed and works full time year round. Having jobs that do not pay as much makes it hard to support a family working part time. That is why a wealthier family works fewer hours than the average poor family. Many teacher’s like Janet also believe the parents of the less wealthy kids are uninvolved are unmotivated to help their kids. Poor Parent’s want their kids to succeed just as a much as a richer Childs parents do. Many poor parents’ work night time jobs and cannot afford to pay for public transportation. This probably explains why Janet does not see many parents at the...
Our SSI text states that on a family level the children have a shorter childhood and are thrust into adult-like situations at a faster rate, on an individual level poverty makes people feel helpless, dependent and inferior (Kerbo, 2012). I feel the culture of poverty theory does have some truth to it, such as the lack of ego and self-worth of poor people, it’s an obvious conclusion because being poor is not glamorous or enjoyable. I do think that stereotyping people in poverty to certain categories or deciding the traits the poor have is not fair. There is a line on page 263 of our SSI text that I completely agreed with in relation to this theory, “When we focus on specific values and actual behavior, we find wide variance among many groups in the society” (Kerbo, 2012). There are many people in poverty that decide to make a change and better their circumstances, there are many who don’t, there are many who are also perpetuating the circle of poverty in their families, regardless being poor does not mean they don’t have any values or are simply complacent in their
According to the Children's Defense Fund, 13.5 million children living in America today are poor, and 5.8 million of them are living in extreme poverty, with incomes below half the poverty line. The issues related to poverty -- from substandard housing and malnutrition, to inadequate health and child care services, to severe emotional stress and violence -- are complex and interconnected. Therefore, attempting to understand the problem and propose possible solutions appears to be an overwhelming task. Garbarino effectively provides a lens through which to view the social forces affecting childhood development. Aletha Huston, on the other hand, in her book Children in Poverty: Child Development and Public Policy, proposes a "child-centered" analysis, which focuses on the child's healthy development as "a goal in its own right," rather than as part of a larger social-economic context.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2014 African Americans held the highest poverty rate of 26%, with Hispanics holding the second highest rate at 24% (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor, 2015). When comparing this to the poverty rates of Whites at 10% and Asians at 12% in 2014, we see that in America, racial and ethnic minorities are more vulnerable to experiencing poverty (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor, 2015). In addition, discrimination is seen between genders among those living in poverty. Family households of a single adult are more likely to be headed by women and are also at a greater risk for poverty (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor, 2015). In 2014, 30.6% of households headed by a single woman were living below the poverty line compared to 15.7% for households headed by a single male (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor, 2015). Many factors such as poor wages for women, pregnancy associations, and the increase of single-woman parented families have impacted the increase of women in poverty. Children are most harshly affected by poverty because for them the risks are compounded, as they lack the defenses and supports needed to combat the toxicity surrounding them. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 21% of all U.S. children (73.6 million children) under 18 years old lived in poverty in 2014 (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor,
Extreme Parenting In the contemporary world, parenting is a difficult job. Different parenting styles will result in different outcomes. Amy Chua, an author who published a controversial article about parenting her children in an “authoritarian” way. Authoritarian parenting is a way to restrict your children from participating in any activities besides academic-related.
“Until the disparity in funding and services is addressed, and until this country comes to terms with its culpability in allowing widespread poverty to exist, poor black mothers will continue to lose their children to the state. And we will continue to label these women “bad mothers” to assuage our own guilt.” This text is taken from the reading “Too Poor to Parent?” by Gaylynn Burroughs. Do you agree with his statement? Is poverty a feminist issue, social issue, or an individual issue, or all of the above? What can be done to address this issues of widespread poverty in our
In America, poverty has been on the rise since the 1970's.(Poverty World Book 723). The family structure has been constantly changing. The presence of a father in the family effects the poverty rate. The presence of a father in the family was higher when the poverty rate was formed. The family is four times more likely not to have a father in it today than it was in the 1950's. (Report Ties 3). Without a father in the family the chance for children to become poor and eventual...
...Lichter and Crowley).Low-income mothers are more likely to have low birth-weight babies, who are at greater risk than other babies for a variety of cognitive and emotional problems. In addition, poor children are more likely than other children to be exposed to toxic substances and other environmental health risks and to have less healthy diets. These greater health and environmental risks help explain the higher rates of asthma, diabetes, learning disabilities, and speech or hearing problems that limit the school attendance of poor children and interfere with their academic performance and physical activities. The percentage of poor children with such chronic health conditions increased between the mid-19880s and mid-1990s, and the gap between poor children and other children widened (Lichter and Crowley). As have the number of unwed mothers receiving public aid.
This portfolio will be focusing on the holistic development of a child. It will include: three observations (using various methods) and an in depth evaluation of each observation, which will assess the child’s current development and their individual next steps.
After reading “Invisible Inequality: Social Class and Childrearing in Black families and White Families,” by Annette Lareau, it was evident that she collected much data from her study of different types of families. In this study with the help of other sociologists, Lareau went into the lives of both black and white middle class and working class/ poor families. In her study she observed the behavior of children at home, school, and in the public eye. She observed the parenting methods the adults chose to use and the child’s reaction to them. Lareau and her team were able to see what influences certain factors such as income, race, family size, home location, schooling, and career choices had on each family and their children. The purpose of this study as well as the central argument is very well addressed by Lareau in the text and leads to many well supported conclusions.
What is parenting? Parenting has many different definitions depending who is asked, some might say it 's the highlight of their day while others may share how they regret or dread going home, but the real definition of Parenting is; the raising of a child by its parents, or the process of becoming a parent. It is stated within Wikipedia that, “Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, financial, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.” It also mentions that parenting is including the aspects of raising a child outside the biological relationship.
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I always believed that you could see the effects of bad parenting, by studying the youth of today opposed to the youth of sixty years ago. The effects of bad parenting can be measured in many different ways. One of the things that we all forget about is “lead by example”. What we as adults, teach our children, is what our future generations will be as people.
Ineffective Parents in Today's Society Before Will Smith started his big solo career as a rap artist, he and his friend, Jazzy Jeff, had a song called, "Parents Just Don't Understand. " It was a big hit, particularly for youth. The song was about how 'parents just didn't understand' the trends and the way life was in those days for kids. Smith told about situations he had with his parents and his audience could easily relate to these situations, thus, making the song a hit. Smith was right on track with part of his message.
Poverty is obviously a huge problem in our world. There are almost 50 percent of our children who are living in poverty (Stanberry, 2011). If a parent that they would consider poor, makes more than $22,050 they will not receive help from the government. This makes it hard for the family to make it, without help from the government only making a little over $22,050 a year. They need to support their kids as well (Stanberry, 2011). For an example the kids in the video of “Poor Kids”, these kids live the lives of really poor people, they are moving from place to place. They don’t have a home to live in, and moving from place to place does not allow them to go to school or stay at one school ("Poor Kids | FRONTLINE | PBS", 2012). School is affected by poverty (Horgan, 2007). Children may want or need to do after school activities, but their parents don’t have the money for them to do those type of things (Horgan, 2007). Acco...