This portfolio examines the theme of poor parenting and how it contributes to socio-economic problems in Jamaica. The candidate argues that poor parenting practices, such as failing to instill proper values in children and a lack of father figures, have led to increased crime, violence, and unproductive members of society. However, some experts note that factors like social class also influence juvenile delinquency. The portfolio uses sources from psychologists and journalists to explore both sides of this issue. Through this research, the candidate seeks to bring awareness to the negative impacts of poor parenting and how addressing this could help improve Jamaica's future development.
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An investigation into the behavioural pattern and academic performance of students within single parent families. The paper assess the causes of behaviour and academic performance and provides reasoning as to why this is so.
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Assignment 1: Project Topic Proposal
Britney B. Hassan
SOCI 498
American Public University System
Assignment 1: Project Topic Proposal
Teen pregnancy as a social problem
Introduction
Teen pregnancy is a case whereby a teenage girl, between the ages of 13 and 19 can become pregnant. Typically, a girl within this age range cannot be considered to be an adult and thus considered too young to conceive and bear a child. Besides this, childbearing comes with many other responsibilities in which case a teenage girl may not be able to address.
Background
Thesis: This research seeks to investigate significant facts and factors surrounding teen pregnancy, which identifies it to be a social problem.
The issue of teen pregnancies have has been a matter of concern to religious leaders, policymaker, social scientists, and the communities due to the threats posed on the lives of the young mothers and their children. The life of a teen girl changes the instant that she bears a child at such as young age. The life of the child is also affected in multiple ways, and so is society. Already, the topic of teen pregnancy has attracted the attention of parents, social communities, and leaders who wish to take various initiatives to reduce its incidence. However, the social perception of teen pregnancy continues to challenge these efforts due to media influences, which continue to portray teen pregnancy positively.
According to analysis by Edwards (2015), persons who are below 25 years comprise half of the worldâs population with 1.8 billion making up those aged between 10 and 25 years. Evidently, most people become sexually active before they are 20 years old. Besides this more, 49 percent of girls in the least developed countries get into marriage before they reach 18 years. This set of data shows that the risk of having teenage pregnancies is still high. There are fewer cases of teenage pregnancies in the world today as compared to how the situation was in the early days before the 1970s. However, this is no reason to justify the current rate of teenage pregnancies nor is it a claim that the situation has been exaggerated. The truth of the matter is that most of the teenage pregnancies in the earlier days were to married couples; besides this, early childbearing was considered to be a social norm. Current situations are completely different from what existed in the past, especially since many women, who choose to postpone childbearing, have socially adopted methods such as the use of contraceptives and legal abortion. This topic is important in comparing the past and present experiences of teen pregnancy with the aim of projecting what the situation will be like in the future.
Statement of the problem
Importance of the study
Teen pregnancies affect different parts of the world differently. The situation experienced in developed countries is defini.
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Adolescent Fatherhood has become a common occurrence in todayâs society. The challenge of motherhood and teen pregnancy has been looked into in depth. However, most of research programs mainly focus on teenage pregnancy which means that the girl child is given more priority than the father of the child in such situations, researchers and government agencies suggests that fathers are absent. The lack of attention given to adolescent fathers by social workers, health-care practitioners, and Adolescent Fatherhood is not researched adequately which means that the industry should put more effort in providing adequate information about these young fathers. The lack of focus has made the teenage father face many psychological problems without help from the society that has bred them(Mollborn, & Lovegrove, 2010).
Thesis
This paper will address the critical role played by the social workers and community leaders in helping the adolescent fathers deal with the problems they experience at their age. The Psychological issues will be properly addressed as they affect the behavior of that father. Moreover, the relationship between the adolescent father and the child will be put into context.
Adolescent fathers
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Psychological and social issues faced by adolescent fathers
Adolescent fathers suffer from anxiety and depression due to the burden of having to deal with their new state of fatherhood. They are expected to provide for their children and the mothers of these children yet most of them can barely take care of themselves. The society has branded adolescent fathers as being sexually reckless youth who do not take responsibility for their children and their mothers. Adolescent fathers end up being disowned by their parents and treated as outcasts by the society.
Environmental factors that affect adolescent fathers
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Introduction
After school concern for children is a social issue that is significant in the United States. It is vividly evident that thousands of families are encountered with the issue of insufficient or lack of activities and attention for their children when they come from school. This problem majorly faces families with both parents working; when the kids come home from school, there is no supervision on them from their parents. While the children are at school, they go through several experiences between the time they are in school and the time they will be out of school.
In the case that both parents are working, the kids will lack the attention and support they need from their parents or guardians. The kids come from school after going through different experiences some of which are discouraging and may impact negatively on their academic performance as well as moral behavior. It is important that the kids get attended to by their parents or are involved in co-curricula activities that will help them fix and get over the various challenges they have gone through while ate school.
In real life, there is lack of after school activities for children or there is no supervision from their seniors or parents. Due to this scenario, the children are likely to occupy themselves with activities that they think are good for them but in real sense they are harmful especially in their social life and their relationship with the community. This paper is going to look at the dangers of lack of after school activities for children, the extent of the problem, its consequences and the possible solutions that can be adopted to take control of the problem.
Statement of the problem
There is an alarming danger that comes along with the social life of children that are not involved in constructive activities after school or lack parental care. In some cases the lack of parental attention is called uninvolved parenting. According to Diana Baumrind, uninvolved parenting which is also known as neglectful parenting is a style of parenting characterized by lack of responsiveness to the needs of a child. When kids are in school, they are attended to by their teachers and are involved in play with other kids; but when they get home they lack supervision of their parents and are likely to involve themselves in behaviors that are harmful to their social.
The children especially teenagers will find pleasure in taking alcohol and abusing drugs. They tend to believe that these will make them feel more relaxed and superior. 3 out of 10 teenagers that do not get the deserved attention from their parents especially after school think of taking drugs and related substances. The end result is they become irresponsible adults who may not even be able to take care of themselves. They become a burden to the community because ...
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Communication studies 2
1. Poor Parenting
2011
Trishana
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10/19/2011
2. Title Page
Student: Trishana Richardson
Candidate Number:
Subject: CAPE Communication Studies
Tutor: Mrs. Laurence
Theme of portfolio: âPoor Parentingâ
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Sub-theme of portfolio: Is poor parenting the root cause of the many socio- economic
problems in society?
4. Introduction
âChildren live what they learnâ.
Anonymous
Sub-Theme: Is poor parenting the reason for the socio-economic problems in the Jamaica?
Theme & purpose of portfolio: The theme, Poor Parenting, is a social dilemma that
impacts the socio-economic structure of Jamaica 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
perpetuates the many challenges that Jamaica faces.
How theme relates to academic interest: The candidate is currently studying sociology
which deals study of society and it members. A sociological analysis of the problem of poor
parenting, will allow the researcher to examine this problem from a standardized perspective
in sociology.
How theme relates to candidateâs work-related interests: The candidate, having
aspirations of being a sociologist choose this topic has it was deemed relevant to the desired
field of work. Poor parenting is a topic
How theme relates to candidateâs personal interests: The candidate having seen the
negative impact of poor parenting on the development of children, strongly believe that this
problem must be addressed by members of society, in order for the future of Jamaica
development to be brighter.
5. Exposition
Is poor parenting the root cause of the many socio- economic problems in society?
Jamaica is faced with several social problems because of large amount of juvenile
delinquents that live there. Whitney Houston stated in one of her most revered songs that âthe
children are the futureâ but if these many juvenile delinquents are the future, then the future of
Jamaica does not look bright. It is said that many parents in Jamaica have failed to instill proper
values in their children from a tender age and now many of these children have grown up to
become unproductive members of society; engaging in counter-productive activities; but how
accurate is this statement?
This dilemma faces the country of Jamaica to a great extent; leading Psychologist like Dr
Leahcim Semaj and other sociologist; to look into the ill-effects of poor parenting; however
others social scientist like Cody Kulla are now claiming that a increasing amount of delinquents
are those coming from good families with strict parents who love and care for them; so what
could be the root cause of a problem that so desperately needs solving? As a young person the
problem of juvenile delinquency worries me deeply, as children some whom who have not even
left high school as yet are now terrorizing our society, putting the noble name of Jamaica into
disrepute.
The country of Jamaica is plagued with the problem of crime and violence; many homes of
our nation are nurturing criminal and individuals with serious behavioural problems. These
social problems according to Dr Leahcim Semaj can be linked to poor parenting, he stated at a
forum, held at the Jamaica Observer's North Street, central Kingston offices.
6. "In Jamaica, a lot of persons go straight from childhood to parenting," he said, noting that more
than three-quarters of children in the country are born to couples who will not have a long-term
relationship.
"Many Jamaican children don't even know their puppa (father)," he added, also noting the
continued absence of the father's name from the children's birth certificates. He said people who
take on parenting responsibilities in many cases cannot provide for themselves, let alone a child.
"Our society is just totally short of what is required for parenting," he said. "Just because a
fertile man and a fertile woman get together and breed, that don't make you a parent!" he
exclaimed. However Dr Semaj himself stated that parenting today is growing more increasingly
difficult, taking into consideration the large amount of external negative influences that
sometimes affect our children, he said "Parenting is about moving children towards pro-social
activities and to a large extent the media in Jamaica supports antisocial behaviour in Jamaica,"
he commented ."What parents had to compete with 20 or 30 years ago, the average parent
cannot compete with what the media influence is now." So is Dr Semaj being too judgmental of
the parents of juvenile delinquents.
Some parents of the delinquents are in many instances those who really try to make the best
of a bad situation and try to instill proper values in their child but their efforts somehow prove
futile. An article published on Yahooâs contributor network, on the Nov 8, 2006 by Journalist,
Cody Kulla she expressed her views, that poor parenting was not main reason for rising rate of
juvenile delinquency; she said in the article âI believe that one's social class play a big part in
his or her behaviour. Being in a low social class, it is obvious that these people are not equipped
with the same opportunities as the rest of us. They are just making it by and they are not "cool"
7. enough to fit in with the innocent people of their age group. This causes them to find comfort in
other people like them, who are more times than not, Growing up in a happy home, it is hard for
me to imagine that these aggressive behaviours are a direct result of the parents' mannerisms
delinquents themselves
In evaluating the sources, all of the sources in my estimation are reliable and are authorized to
give information, with some having experience on the subject matter or others having intellectual
knowledge based on research and statistics. 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 reservation in deeming him a
credible and reliable source, having the credentials to speak on the topic of poor parenting. The
information given in Dr Semajâs speech is valid and reflects the current situation in todayâs
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 information was collected was via the Jamaica Observer
news paper. The second source Cody Kulla is a lecturer of journalism at the Greensburge
university in Pennsylvania, and would be considered a valid source however, Cody Kullaâs
isolation from the circumstances of the lower class and the negative effects of poor parenting
does not make her opinion the most credible source, however she does make a excellent point
when she states that poorer children do not have the means to fit in with children of the upper
class. It is a known fact that children of the upper class have parents who can afford to send them
to the best schools, buy them the best learning materials and afford them opportunities that a
8. poor child can only dream off. This puts children of the lower class at a disadvantage, and some
fall to the vicious cycle of poverty. The Yahoo! Contributor Network allows writers,
photographers, and videographers to share their knowledge and passion with hundreds of
millions of people worldwide. Find your audience and earn money by publishing your unique
perspectives on Voices and other Yahoo! sites. Requisite
The problems I faced in doing this research paper is finding credible opposing arguments on this
topic.
In my conclusion use the definition of Claudette Crawford-Brown/ 1999 stated that âparenting
involves the encouragement of socially approved patterns and the discouragement of other
habitsâ
9. Preface of Reflection
The following reflective piece will take the form of a drama piece and the purpose of it is
to highlight the negative effects of poor parenting practices (such as poor socialisation of
children, neglect, and child abuse) on a child social development. The fictional characters of
the reflective piece will demonstrate the effects of poor parenting through their interaction
with each other.
This reflective piece is intended for audiences above the age of thirteen, as some of its
contents may not be suitable for children under the required age limit and is only for viewing
by adults. However; the candidate in preparing this reflective piece had two target groups in
mind and they are:-
1. Parents and
2. Prospective parents
Parents: This group was selected as a target audience because, the morals of this story;
written by the candidates, informs parents of what are poor parenting practices. It is the hope
of the candidate that on reading this story parents will be sensitized on what are inappropriate
ways of socializing children and deviate from them.
Prospective parents: This group was also selected as a target audience because this reflective
piece will sensitize prospective parents on what are poor parenting practices and instill the
importance of practicing proper family planning methods, so that they will be able to provide
10. for their children in the future both socially and financially. This reflective piece can be made
into a play or movie to be used parenting seminars or just for general viewing.
11. Reflection
A B r o k e n C h i ld h o o d
Characters
Monique - Daughter of Nicky, friend of Miss Joy.
Miss Joy - Mentor of Monique, Teacher of Wolmers girlâs school.
Nicky - Mother of Monique, Mario and others
Scene1- The search for food
Scene: [Monique walks through the streets of March town in search of something to eat after
her mother (Nicky) leaves her and her younger siblings hungry, to attend a dance, she looks
over a fence to see a woman busy in her kitchen]
Monique: âA wonda if I ask har fi some food, if shi wud gimme? Afta all I duh know this
woman, what if shi run mi away?â
[Miss Joy then leaves the kitchen, Monique then enters the yard put then stops on seeing a
sleeping dog, who is apparently sick. She then continues walking and then makes her way in the
kitchen, she then makes her way to the stove and opens the pot and begins taking food out of the
pot and starvingly feed herself. Then Miss Joy enters the kitchen and then grabs Monique by the
shoulder.]
Miss Joy: âWhat you doing in my house little girl?! Thatâs the reason why unu poison ma dog,
so unu can come in here and thiefâ!
12. [Monique tries to break free from Miss Joy firm hold]
Monique: âLet mi go ouman, mi wid cum outta u place, just kool an let mi go nuhâ!!
Miss Joy: Is that how you speak to an adult little girlâ, [in a stern voice] âAfter all you are the
one that broke into my kitchen, I have every right to ask you what you doing hereâ.
Monique: âWell, [in a humbled voice] âmi did jus hungry an a look a ting fi mi eatâ.
Miss Joy: âSo if you were hungry, donât you think the right and proper way was to ask me for
my food.â
[Monique looks at her in silence and then holds her down to eat the chicken again and looked at
Miss Joy in intervals to see if she is making her upset.]
Miss Joy: âWhat is your name childâ?
Monique: âMi name Maniqueâ.
Miss Joy: âSo Monique where is your motherâ?
Monique: [ pauses a while ]âMi nuh knowâ.
[Miss Joy looks at Monique with discernment on her countenance. She then moved to the
kitchen cupboard and took out plastic dish with a lid and then began to share out some of her
food in the dish]
Miss Joy: âListen mi young lady, the next time you want something to the eat call at the gate
and then wait for my acknowledgement, ask nicely and I will give you something to eatâ [She
then hands Monique the bowl of food and immediately Monique reaches out to take it with
much anticipation. Miss Joy then withdrew the plate] âWhat must you sayâ?
Monique: [reluctantly] âThanxâ.
[Miss Joy then escorts Monique out of the yard and stop to ask]
Miss Joy: âA nuh you poison ma dog, little girl?â
13. Monique: âNo a nuh meâ.
Miss Joy: âOh o.k. then, donât let me see you in my yard again uninvited, you hear mi?â
Monique: âYes Missâ [Monique leaves to go home, to her younger siblings]
Scene 2 â Becoming friends
Scene: Days after, Miss Joy and Monique meets again on the street.
Miss Joy: âWhat school you attend, Child?â
Monique: âMarch town primaryâ.
Miss Joy: [worriedly] âSo how come youâre not at school today?â
Monique: ďâMi nuh have nuh money fi goâ [holding her head down, sweeping the gravel with
her bare feet, sensing Miss Joy pity]
Miss Joy: [lefts Moniqueâs head to gain her attention] âSo what you want be when you grow
up?â
Monique: [doubtingly] âA doctorâ.
Miss Joy: âSo how you plan on becoming a doctor by breaking into peopleâs houses?â
[Monique holds her head down in shame. Miss Joy nods her head in pity and then invites
Monique into her house and they become good friends, Monique continues to visit Miss Joyâs
house every day, much to Nickyâs disgust]
Scene 3 â Monique passes for high school
Miss Joy: âI am so proud of you, you passed for Wolmersâ ď
14. Monique: âI canât believe it myself; it would not have been possible without you Miss Joy,
cause my mom nuh business wid mi, Shi not even now how mi go schoolâ.
Miss Joy: âAh Child, your mother will come around eventually when she learns what a bright
girl you are; speaking of your mother did she hear the good news?â
Monique: âNo, Miss Joyâ. ď
Miss Joy: âWell what are you waiting for go and tell herâ.
[Monique looks at Miss Joy and then heads out to tell her mother the news, on her way she sees
her mother on the road, in high spirits and Walks to her mother and her mother reaches out to
hug her]
Nicky: ďâSi mi bright daughta yah weh pass har GSAT, oounu look pon har good a my star
disâ.
[The people on the road, greets Monique with cheers of congratulations, the curtains on set
falls]
Scene 4 â Two years later, an abusive mother
[Monique walks home from Miss Joyâs house to be greeted by her very upset mother]
Monique: [remorsefully] âGood evening Mummyâ,
[Nicky then grabs Monique by the hair and pulled her in the house, while Monique screams]
Nicky: âyuh spen whole day a that deh ouman yaad a clean it an nuh si say fi u house duty, yuh
tink yuh betta dan this yah house yah, Miss stushy, yuh tink yuh betta dan meâ?!! [Nicky then
throws Moniques face in the wall of the house breaking her nose]
Nicky: Clean up this damn house gal and donât mek mi haffi mash yuh up in yah, yuh damn
nassiâ !!!!
15. [With tears running down her face and blood dripping from her nose, Monique sweeps the
house]
Nicky: âIdiat gal tap nassi up di blasted place, a wah do yah fool fool gal yah manâ? A soon
mash up yuh wid yah damn cup yah. Tru yuh start chat English now and a go big high school
now yuh think yuh a smaddy an yuh better dan mi in yah. Mi nuh know wah u mek that deh
ouman a full up yuh head wid caz yuh is nobody. !!!!!
[Monique hearing the words of her mother throws the broom down and runs out of the house]
Nicky: [shouting] âCome back hereâ!!!!!
[Monique falls to the ground under a tree and continues to cry bitterly]
Monique: âI will proof to my mother that I am somebody and I wonât grow up to be a prostitute
and a horrible mother like her, cause your right mom I am better a better human being than
you!â[The curtains fall]
The End!!!!
16. Analysis of Reflective Piece
In the reflective piece; âA Broken Childhoodâ, the interactions between the characters brings
out several elements of communication. However, only two will be analysed and they are
dialectal variation and communicative behaviour.
Throughout the reflective piece different dialectal variation was used by the characters. Miss
Joy spoke mainly the acrolect variation (standard English) and one can deduce that Miss Joy
spoke that way because her level of educational attainment as seen in this example: âIs that how
you speak to an adult little girl?â It should be noted that Miss Joy used the dialect variation
when they were angered as seen this example of Miss Joyâs speech: âThatâs the reason why unu
poison ma dog, so unu can come in here and thiefâ! Miss Joy used creole as it is more emotive
than the acrolect variation. Nicky spoke only in basilect variation (deep patois) which illustrates
that she as a low educational attainment and poor mannerism as seen in this example: âIdiat gal
tap nassi up di blasted placeâ.
Examples of communicative behaviours were illustrated by the characters in the drama
piece. Vocalics was used by Nicky when was calling her daughter as illustrated in this example:
â[shouting] âCome back hereâ!!!!! Vocalics is used to denote emotions by the use of pitch,
volume and tone. Proxemix was show by Monique when she ran out of the house crying.
Monique used space to show that didnât want to be around her mother. Monique also used body
language to show emotions when her mom was cursing her, gestures such as crying, screaming,
throwing down the broom and running out of the house shows her emotional hurt and
resentment towards her mother.