Young and Middle Adulthood Case Studies
LaTawsha Estell
BSHS 325
11-28-14
Professor Laura Cobb

Young and Middle Adulthood Case Studies
The influence the experiences have made on Jackson’s development is crucial. Jackson’s mom Tina being a single mother could have effected Jackson from the start. The case study states that the biological father was not involved in his life either. So Jackson may have had some personal issues dealing with that. A lot of children are effected by an absent parent but mainly boys with absent fathers. That has an effect on boys because there is no one to teach them how to be a man. Mothers always believe that they can be a single mother and teach their sons how to be a man when the father isn’t around. It is believed that a mother shows them the only way they know which tends to make the son feminine. That could have effected Jackson’s sexual preference when he got older. Some boys whose fathers are absent gain attitudes of their mother and begin to think like a woman from listening to their mother their whole life. That alone can steer a boy’s sexual preference of wanting the love from another man. There are many theories that leads up to same sex preference. An absent father is definitely one reason. Jackson could have blamed himself for his father’s actions. That could turn anybody to depression, which the case study stated that Jackson suffered with. Depression can then turn into using suppressants to channel his depression which caused the drug and alcohol use.
Jackson used his problems as an excuse to use drugs and alcohol. Jackson is the son of Tina who is a single mother of 3. His mother could have played a part in why he was distant with the family. His mother may not have given him the attention he needed. He could have felt left out. Jackson was very distant from his family. Being distant clearly shows a sign that