The Butler Psychosocial Development

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Psychosocial Development Case Study Everyone who lives gets older in age. As we go through life advancing from one age to another, it is said by scholars that we are going through phases of growth. During the phases of growth, different people have different struggles and different ways that they deal with their struggles (Newman & Newman, 2015). Three characters in the movie The Butler were Cecil Gaines, Gloria Gaines, and Louis Gaines. Cecil Gaines was a son of a cotton picker and later grew up and married Gloria Gaines. Louis Gaines was their son (Daniels, Elwes, Patrick, Williams, Ziskin, 2013). This paper will discuss a different life stage of each of the characters as shown in the movie. Character 1 – Identified Life Stage Character number …show more content…

Louis still had a relationship with his brother. People involved in Louis upbringing did not have college degrees. “This decision brings a need to recalculate and reorganize one’s trajectory for the transition into adulthood” (Newman & Newman, 2015, p. 422). The display of racism adds to conflicting thoughts (Newman & Newman, 2015). Functioning as a Family Unit The family unit consist of the mother, father, and two sons. The family did not have much outside interaction as a family. The mother was a stay at home mother. The father worked outside of the home. The oldest son no longer lived in the home (Daniels et al., 2013). The first character’s next stage would be early adolescence. He would not yet be a part of this family unit. Cecil will show insure that he is fruitful member in society. Cecil will connect to others who can aid him in achieving gainful employment (Daniels et al., 2013). The second character’s next stage would be later adulthood. The character might readdress vitality to events. The ability to recall may delay her responses (Daniels et al., 2013). The third character’s next stage would be early adulthood. The character might complete a degree in higher learning. The character may marry and start a family (Daniels et al.,

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