...According to sociological research, the life chances of a child may be greatly affected by three factors. These factors include social class, race/ethnicity, and 2-parent vs. single-parent families. Although all three factors are of great importance, it can be said that social class has the greatest impact on a child’s life chances. According to Cherlin, there is a four-class model consisting of “upper-class families, middle-class families, working-class, and the lower-class families” (114). He states that while at the top of the model in the upper-class, families “are amassed with wealth and privilege and often have substantial prestige as well” (114). Also, he states that the lower-class families “are those whose connection to the economy...
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...for work. This is where Doggy Hideaway would be a perfect place. Demographics for DINKs Age: 25-45 Relationship Status: Married/Long Term Relationship Professional Status: Low-Mid Management Children: None Income: Working-Middle Class Psychographic for DINKs Duel Income Can easily afford doggy daycare Active lifestyle Child free lifestyle Multi-tasking Parents: Multi-tasking parents are trying to do it all. This group has a wide range from a young single parents or it could be two parents working full time with multiple kids. Either parents or one single parent is working very hard and gets pulled in multiple directions. This group income varies from limited to moderate income depending on the dynamics of the family. This group could use the peace of mind that their dog will be taken care of when they go on a family vacation. Demographics for Multi-tasking Parents Age: 22-35 Relationship status: Married/Divorced/Unmarried with kids Children: One or more Income Level: Working-Middle Class Psychographics for Multi-tasking Parents Income varies Over tasked-hard to maintain pet Tired, desires vacation, but never knows what to do with family dog. The Travelers: The travelers have worked hard to get where they are in life. Their family dynamics will vary among the group. One thing that the travelers all have in common is that they are established and financially sound to support them. The travelers enjoy traveling and adventure. The travelers will want a...
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...Sociology Revision What is the family? “The family are a close group of people, usually related not always. Who support each other and at some point in their lives tend to live in the same household.” There is no correct definition on the family, Sociologists do not agree on a definition, broadly there are two types of definition; • Exclusive definitions – These focus on the specific relationships within the family unit i.e. marriage • Inclusive definitions – These focus on the functions of the unit e.g. support. The Cereal Packet Family A popular image of the family in Britain in the late twentieth century has been described as the cereal packet family. The ‘happy family’ image gives the impression that most people live in a typical family and these images reinforce the dominant ideology of the traditional nuclear family. Functionalists Roles of the Family – Parsons The Functionalist Talcott Parsons sees two main functions that the family performs these are: • The primary socialisation of children Parson argues that every individual must internalise the norms and values of society. He said it is the family that moulds the child’s personality to fit the needs of society, producing children who are committed to shared norms and values and who have a strong sense of belonging to society • The stabilisation of adult personalities Adults need emotional security, which is given by partners in a marriage, and they also need a source...
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...Sociology Revision What is the family? “The family are a close group of people, usually related not always. Who support each other and at some point in their lives tend to live in the same household.” There is no correct definition on the family, Sociologists do not agree on a definition, broadly there are two types of definition; • Exclusive definitions – These focus on the specific relationships within the family unit i.e. marriage • Inclusive definitions – These focus on the functions of the unit e.g. support. The Cereal Packet Family A popular image of the family in Britain in the late twentieth century has been described as the cereal packet family. The ‘happy family’ image gives the impression that most people live in a typical family and these images reinforce the dominant ideology of the traditional nuclear family. Functionalists Roles of the Family – Parsons The Functionalist Talcott Parsons sees two main functions that the family performs these are: • The primary socialisation of children Parson argues that every individual must internalise the norms and values of society. He said it is the family that moulds the child’s personality to fit the needs of society, producing children who are committed to shared norms and values and who have a strong sense of belonging to society • The stabilisation of adult personalities Adults need emotional security, which is given by partners in a marriage, and they also need a source...
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...The Impact of Mother's Employment Research on the influence of income and mother's employment suggests that working is not a predictor of negative outcomes and working can have both positive and negative effects on student achievement. Regardless of whether they are single or married, mothers who work full-time often have less time to spend with their children, a condition that may lead to lower achievement and increases in behavior problems at school. For many single-parent families, however, children receive more benefits than harms from their mother's work. In addition to the income working brings into the family, African American children in elementary school actually do better in school when their mothers work outside of the home. The fact that children from low-income, single-parent families actually earn higher grades than children from two-parent homes with similar income suggests that single parents who work teach their children coping strategies that limit the impact of financial hardship, low parent involvement, and other risk factors. http://library.adoption.com/articles/single-parenting-and-childrens-academic-achievement.html Working mothers 'harm A-level chances' by LAURA CLARK, Children who are still too young for school when their mothers return to work may go on to get lower A-level results, research suggests. A pupil's chances of gaining at least one A-level fall by up to nine per cent for every year a woman works before the child reaches the age of five...
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...for Single & Working Parents LaVarsha Williams Kaplan University 10/23/2012 Parents and teachers both share the same goal, which is ensuring children have a fulfilling education because that’s essential to every child being successful in life. A single parent working and unable to physically participate in their child’s education or develop a relationship with the teacher is an issue that can be resolved simply by reinventing what society sees as normal. Years ago, receiving and education online seemed taboo, but today, many students earn degrees online. It is a perfect example of how simple improvements to a system can prove successful. In Hawthorne Unified School District, a program exclusively for teachers and parents would be beneficial because this would provide a forum where teachers can express any academic or behavioral concerns about a student, teachers could assist parents that may need assistance when helping their child, and parents would be aware of opportunities involving volunteering their time during classroom activities and field trips. Many case studies and reports have examined the importance of parent involvement in their child’s education and how this support benefitted children throughout their middle school and high school years. Children living in single parent or both parents working households, suffered due to parent’s inability to participate in class activities and being unaware of their child’s progress in class. Having...
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...EVIDENCE THAT THE NUCLEAR FAMILY IS NOT DEAD -MCGLONE – found that unemployment, poverty, community care for the elderly and increasing numbers of young people living at home longer, means that there is a need to family mutual support systems. –nuclear families feel a strong sense of obligation towards extended family in times of family crises. -FINCH –found that in working class are areas, the extended family is still common. Her study pf the East End of London found that adults often live only a few streets away from their close relatives and partners- visit regularly- especially if they have daughters. -MASON (1993)- study of Greater Manchester found that over 90% of the sample had given or received financial help from relatives and almost 60% shared a household with an adult relative other than their parents at some point in their lives. The term MODIFIED EXTENDED FAMILY is used to show how the nuclear family and individuals still have ties to extended kin. EVIDENCE THAT THE NUCLEAR FAMILY IS NOT DEAD -MCGLONE – found that unemployment, poverty, community care for the elderly and increasing numbers of young people living at home longer, means that there is a need to family mutual support systems. –nuclear families feel a strong sense of obligation towards extended family in times of family crises. -FINCH –found that in working class are areas, the extended family is still common. Her study pf the East End of London found that adults often live only a few streets away...
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...Single parent home Ashley Reid Psy Topic proposal Capella University August 11, 2013, Year “Seventy percent of all children will spend all or part of their lives in a single parent home.”(Dowd)The family structure has changed significantly in the last fifty years with higher percentages of marriages ending in divorce, and higher rates of childbearing out of wedlock. In this study the writer will show that the children of these families are affected dramatically both negatively and positively? Problem Statement Children being raised in single parent homes have a higher chance of poverty, delinquency and high school failure. Background of Study The US census bureau reported that 30 percent of children live in a single parent home. Are children that are raised by one parent verses both parent receiving the short hand of the deal? Children with single parents were twice as likely to have psychiatric disorders, attempt suicide, and abuse alcohol, and three to four times more likely to use narcotic drugs”.(The Lancet,25 January 2003.) In 2009 the New York Times found that the time spent with a single parent during the formative preschool years seems to have particularly bad effects on a boy’s education,” (Shelia Fitzgerald Krein,, 2009.) Single mothers who work outside the home appear to provide greater incentive as role models for their daughters than there sons, The role-model influence in the case of the girls appears to compensate for the loss of the mother’s...
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...Jennyfer Medy Sociology Professor Sobel POVERTY IN SINGLE MOTHERS Poverty is defined as “the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money” (http://www.ask.com/wiki/Poverty). Poverty continues to be an epidemic we face in the United States. “According to an analysis of census data, 7.9 million people live in high-poverty neighborhoods. About 30 percent of the population in these neighborhoods is Black, 29 Hispanic, and 24 percent White. (Chapter 10/Social Class, pg.255; handout). As we take a closer look, poverty is at an all time high in single mothers. “In 1970, the number of single-parent families with children under the age of 18 was 3.8 million. By 1990, the number had more than doubled to 9.7 million” (http://www3.uakron.edu/schulze/401/readings/singleparfam.htm). According to textbook Sociology Matters by Richard T. Schaefer, “since World War II, women have constituted an increasing proportion of the poor people in the United States” (Schaefer, 2013, pg 146). The factors that lead women into poverty include the departure, disability, or a death of a husband. Single mothers are also more likely to be poor because of the lower income earnings, inadequate public assistance and lack of child support from fathers. The conflict theory is highly depicted among poverty in single women. “Conflict theorists and other observers trace the higher rates of poverty among women to three distinct factors;...
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...the three images/ideals of family discussed in the text and lecture. What is the prevailing theme at the center of each ideal? The three images/ideals of family that is discussed in the text are, The Family as a Haven, The Family as a Fulfillment, and The Family as a Encumbrance. The Family as a Haven is defined as an escape for family members from the outside world. The demands of work or community responsibilities can be overbearing and the family was seen as the source of love and intimacy. The main focus of this image was the family was a protected oasis from the outside world. Next there is The Family as a Fulfillment. This image is still incorporated with the image of a haven, but its focused more on purposeful experiences. The family is there to compensate the emotional needs and wants that work or society cannot provide. This image focal point is the enjoyment one receive from their family. Finally there is The Family as an Encumbrance. This image is negative unlike the other two images. This anti-family image focuses on how the family divisions can suppress self-expression and personal freedom. If one's main focus is tending to children or household chores then they won't have time for self fulfillment. This image also points out that monogamy can be found tedious and there would be more satisfaction in having variety. Briefly discuss each of the family myths listed in your text, contrasting them with the realities of the families in our society. The Myth...
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...report investigating family diversity What is a family? Sociologist Brown defined a family as “a group of people who are related by kinship ties: relatives of blood, marriage or adoption” (Brown, 1998). But many people might argue this statement is not right anymore as this only defines a traditional family. There are many different types of family which include Nuclear, Cereal Packet, Extended, Single Parent, and Reconstituted. Over the years family life has become more diverse. There is a lot of evidence that there is no one particular family type in Britain. In this report I will be looking at the impact of diversity on the family; such as Social Class, Ethnicity, Sexuality and cultural differences in relation to family diversity. Types of families The statistics of families in modern Britain show that there is increasing diversity, which in turn suggests that the nuclear family is decreasing in importance. The types of family that are increasing include Lone parent families, Reconstituted families and Extended families. These are the main types of families in the UK. Because of increasing diversity in family life in modern Britain, there are more types of family: Cohabiting and Homosexual. In this section I will look into diverse range of families and household types. “In 2012 there were 18.2 million families in the UK. Of these, 12.2 million consisted of a married couple with children.” (http://www.ons.gov.uk) This family type is called Nuclear Family and is the most common...
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...the course of child rearing, social class plays a pivotal role in the way children are raised. I am the youngest of three, raised by a single mother in the working class. My Mother worked for low income housing, managing the property, and cleaned houses on the weekends to make ends meet. Based on my experience and other evidence, Laureau’s argument about social classes and child rearing is generally accurate. Laureau reveals that children from the upper and middle classes have access to a variety of activities and adult interaction that causes parents to treat them differently than working and poor class families treat their children, known as “concerted cultivation”. For example, leisure activities partaken by children in the upper and middle classes are supervised by the parents while the working and poor class children engage in unsupervised activities which force them to organize their own time and decipher which activities are given lesser priorities. As a child growing up in the working class I found her statement on activities and time management to be true. When my brother, sister, and I returned home from school we were left to our own devices, managing our free time and academics as we pleased. While on the other hand, the upper and middle class parents have a strict and planned schedule for their children, automatically managing time and priorities. This also confirms Laureaus’ statement that working and poor class parents are unaware of school situations, such...
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...Educational achievement is influenced by a variety of factors, each of which is interwoven with another. Gender influences educational achievement for a variety of reasons and in a number of different ways. I intend to describe the ways in which educational achievement differs between males and females and the possible reasons for this variation between the sexes. Social class and ethnicity also play important parts in affecting the achievement of individuals and groups. I intend to discuss their affects on results seen in education and the way in which these factors are interwoven with one another. I will highlight the importance of each of these factors in determining the achievement of individuals and groups in education and the reasons behind their importance. Over the last ten years, the gender gap between the achievement of males and females in education has been growing in developed countries. (Gibb, Fergusson and Horwood, 2008) On average, girls in England achieve better results in most subjects at all levels of education. The issue is not confined to the UK as the problem also presents itself in other countries. (Machin and McNally, 2005) Women in the USA have continued to be more educated than men since the mid 1970’s. (Charles and Luoh, 2003 in Machin and McNally, 2005) Females attain more school and post school qualifications than males and also attend university in higher numbers. (Alton-Lee and Pratt, 2001, in Gibb, Fergusson and Horwood, 2008) National statistics...
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...I am a middle aged white man who is a son, a brother, a husband, a parent, a college student, and a paramedic. I am an American who is part of the lower middle class, but I came from a working class family. My social identities are many and to single one out may prove to be difficult because they all interact with one another in some fashion. I could not become a parent without being a man, or a brother without being a son. If I were to choose just one identity that is important to me, it would have to be that I am a parent. Like many parents, I share the same worries, the same proud parent moments, and the same love for my children. Like many boys of my generation I was fascinated with Matchbox cars, soldier figures, fire trucks and BB guns. If I fell and scraped my knee I was not consoled but rather encouraged to “shake it off.” This is in contrast to when my sister would fall and scrape her knee she was instantly soothed and doted over to ensure that she was going to be okay. Television shows such as Emergency! and CHiPs portrayed how men were the ones that performed dangerous tasks and were the ones who protected the community from dangers. During the summer my friends and I would mimic the motorcycle police officers from the television shows on our bicycles or pretend that we were Johnny and Roy from Emergency! Coming from a working class family, I was given freedom to play with my friends, but it was expected of me to not get into trouble of any sorts. If I were to violate...
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...Richardson Building Blocks Academy Business Plan Company Background: Why are we so different? Jiszelle Ferguson is the founder of building blocks academy. She has an Associate Science degree in early childhood and a Bachelor of Science in Business administration. Her vision came from own experience as a working parent searching for quality care in her area for her children. She experience that many childcare providers tuition in the North Fulton area were not reasonably priced to fit the average middle class American family. Her passion and experience for caring for children is why she decided to develop and start Building Blocks academy home child care center. We are a family based child care facility that was developed for dual and single working parents. At Building Blocks Academy we believe that every child can have a high quality learning environment regardless of cost. We know through experience that quality care can help children achieve higher cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills. Providing quality care in these early years of a child's life makes a difference in their success, education, and helps them achieve early learning skills. Together with parents we create classroom environments for children that incorporate unique enrichment programs that fit their child's needs and developmental level. Following this method allows us to address the needs of your child as an individual. The center will offer enrichment classes such as sports, creative movement,...
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