Most things do not happen the way we expected and, I did not start college a year after high school. Instead I was married with a baby on the way. I still wanted to return to school but, did not know how I could. I was not sure if I could afford it or, with the baby on the way, that I would have time. Once I had my son, I had to start work to afford all the things a baby requires.
Running head: SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY ON POVERTY Sociological Theory on Poverty Khadija Mohamed SOC- 185 Chamberlain College of Nursing ABSTRACT Poverty is a complex issue and is seen worldwide. I do not believe people choose to be poor but grow into poverty. Since education is very important in our society, I believe one of the main reasons people fall into poverty here in the United States is due to lack of education. The majority of Americans are not able to attend college due to the high cost. Based on my own experience, in order for me to graduate and receive my BSN in nursing, I either have to get a student loan which is over eight thousand dollars per semester or pay the tuition out of pocket.
Bird illustrates college as if it were some sort of prison for young adults. Going to college is at best, as she describes it, “a young folk’s home that keeps them out of the mainstream economic life for a few more years.” I don’t believe this holds much truth. If that was the case, most students wouldn’t get part time jobs to actually pay for their classes. Sure there are some students that are still financially supported by their parents but wouldn’t they know if their time and money is actually worth spending on a college education? Bird also seems to blame parents for “forcing” students to go to college.
I tried going to alternative school while working and pregnant but that did not last but a semester either. I was to worried about what my child’s father was doing that I also quit going to that school. Six months after having my first child I ended up pregnant with my second one. I knew from then that I had no chance of ever going back. So I got married at 17 and started just playing the house wife and mom, till it came to me having to find a job.
Education for girls in India is not the same as it is here in the United States. In fact most of the girls in India don’t even have an education. “Tarang.org,” states that In India 53% of girls ages 5 to 9 years can not read or write. some family dont allow their daughters to go to school, but others simply can't afford it. Parents in India don't let their daughters get an education because they provide free labor at home for their families.
As it went on another thing was that his daughter ran away from him and now she is with another family that is taking care of her. Sam and Rita takes the next step and they both fight hard to get Sam’s daughter back. It is hard for Sam to educate her daughter in both reading and writing because since Sam is acting like a seven year old, that means he won’t be able to teach her what the word is which he is unable to read. Later on he finds out that his daughter is smarter than him. 2.
The problem. I have had parents come to counseling because their teenager is graduating from high school and refuses to go to college. The parents practically fall out of their chairs when my answer is "Then don't make them go to college." I always recommend that parents try very, very hard to convince their child to go to college, but never force them to go to college. You see, not everyone is college material.
In the past it was not common for a child to graduate from high school and enter into college like many do today. Previously many children were unable to complete grade school due to the burden of economic disaster, war, and periods of rapid social change. Many young girls were unable to even think about college and careers and were more likely to marry early and start planning a family. During the Depression many children were expected to work in order to support their families. I am not implying that it was wrong that children had to support their families; it’s the fact that having to start work at such a young age forces a child to grow quickly and deprives them of their childhood.
My father used to tell me and my sisters stories about how he used to teach kids for free in Haiti because those children’s parents were unable to afford to send them to school. As I grew older and watched the years go by, I wanted to go back to college and finish so I can earn my degree, but there was always some complication that would arise and I would have to put college on the back-burner. A year ago, I decided to ignore the numerous obstacles that a single-working mother faces and returned to school. I used to believe that my father had lost his mind when he would want me and my sisters to read books and practice math problems during our summer vacation instead of spending the entire summer by the swimming pool. However, as I get older, the more I seem to be turning into my crazed-father that I used to complain about with my sisters.
I was unable to complete it as again I was faced with another setback. I was forced to quit school in order to move from Trinidad to the U.S. It didn’t help that I also lacked the moral support of my family (my mother) at the time to push through the difficulties. In fact she encouraged and even pushed me to quit. According to The Condition of Education 2011 (2011), it was stated that, “In 2009, the median of the earnings for young adults with a bachelor's degree was $45,000, while the median was $21,000 for those without a high school diploma or its equivalent, $30,000 for those with