Social: Anti-social behaviour- If parents show anti-social behaviour it may impact on the child being put into care Addictions- If children live with addicted adults they may be under a lot of stress and experience poverty. This may cause their attendance at school to drop which will impact on their achievements. Bereavement and loss- This can impact on the child's emotional and physical health as they may not know how to respond to this. Adults can also find it difficult to care for the child if they loose a family member which could result in the child going into care. Economic: Health Status- if a child has a condition, their education and home life can be affected as they may not be able to attend school as much as other children.
Many of bad behaviors of teenagers or social problems are caused by children who growing up in single parent families. The most significant impact of divorce on children is the conflict between parents. Both parents play important roles in children's life. Children do not want to see the quarrel and fighting between their parents. The divorce's hurts to both mother and father make children heartbreak.
Juvenile Crime Juveniles accused of serious offences should be tried in adult courts, rather than in Juvenile Courts. Discuss the pros and cons of such statement. Introduction Juvenile delinquency, better known as youth crime occurs when people of a younger age are involved in criminal activities instead of character forming activities like education or sports. Some of the causes of this type of crime include broken families, lack of education and drug addiction. Like every other type of crime, it has negative effects on society.
In today’s society, divorce has become a norm in our lives. Married couples today are getting a divorce due to many different reasons, either because of conflicts in the marriage, lost of romantic feelings, a spouse committing an affair, and other type of marriage problems. Most of these divorced couples have children that are very young and due to their age, have no idea on how to deal with an event like a divorce. These children will have to learn to deal with their parent’s divorce at such a young age, affecting them in a positive or negative way. The effects of recent enlargement in divorce rates are negative effects.
Anthropologists have studied ‘social practices’. They have researched the ways in which the patterns of children’s socialization fit them for specific cultural settings. Cultural diversity shows how social practices (such as disciplining children or preparing them for gendered adult roles) differ according to the local cultural beliefs and values. Children’s lives can differ enormously. However, generally children have places of influence such as their home, school or their workplace, do activities such as studying, doing chores or playing and have influential people around them such as their parents, siblings, friends or an employer.
Criminal Psychology: Trauma that influences criminal behavior Criminal activity is the act of an individual breaking a law. This could vary from a violent murder to a simple argument out in public. Criminals are usually prosecuted and sometimes are not granted a fair trail due to the severity of the crime they have committed, but could there be a psychological reason as to why an individual is persuaded to commit a crime? This has been a controversial debate that has been researched over the years. It is believed that certain traumas and different environments have a great effect on how ones mind develops.
Divorce affects each member of the family which children experience it differently. Parents should sit down with their children and discuss the situation, but not going into detail, that would give mixed feelings towards the parent that is in fault. Even though parents are getting a divorce, they still are the most important people in a child’s life. Children tend to feel lonely, depressed, and rejected because of the situation. Children’s emotions, feelings, and how they cope with depends on how the parents display their coping skills (Lewis, 1999).
The divorce can also cause an unhappy environment for the children. The children may not like the person that their mom or dad has chosen to be with. This can cause conflicts between stepparents, parents, and children. Children would also have the mental problem of choosing which parent to live with. This can cause a child to be confused and stressed because of the love the child has for both parents.
They have more difficulties trusting other people unconditionally and tend to have less social contacts. Especially young children tend to cut social relationships after the divorce. Later in life, this can result in having difficulties building close relationships. Divorce has become very common that children of today's generation view divorce as a part and parcel of family
It will also discuss how each individual in the family institution are affected by each theory. Lastly this paper will discuss how each theory has been affected by social change. Families come in many forms and are strong adaptable social units that usually provide support and nurturing for the children of that family. Social institutions are any institutions that have a structure and its own set of rules for governing behavior and norms for a group of people in a community (Vessing, 2011 p.?). These institutions include schools, religious organizations, Sports and Recreational Organizations, political institutions,