SOCIOLOGY CASE STUDY OUTCOME 1 PART2 When looking at the impact of the family upon child A from a functionalist perspective where all the parts of the machine/body need to work for it to run smoothly then it is blatantly clear that there are many parts of this particular family have not been working the way they should. Firstly if you start with the absence of any father then this leaves child A without one of the primary care givers and the role that he would’ve filled. This rejection from the father has caused a massive blow to child A’s self-esteem and has left feelings of low self worth, anger and confusion. The absence of the father also meant there was no positive male role model for child A and this may be at
The events detailed in this book, And The Band Plays On, serves as a paradigm for improving the lives of HIV infected individuals, primarily by outlining the many mistakes that were made. It is clearly delineated in the book how the significance of unity and having a common goal is necessary to overcome an epidemic. It shows the monstrosity created when self-interest, lack of education and ignorance replaces common interest, substantial knowledge, and logic. The book demonstrates the difference that social work might have played and did play when and if educated properly. The utilization of social work could have offset the cold and insensitive manner that HIV/ AIDS patients received.
2.2 The importance of the children and young persons centred approach is to try and stop abused children and young people falling through the cracks, this has happened in the past when people have been to different hospitals or moved house. The theory is if all the organisations that are involved in children's and young peoples lives work together abuse will be discovered quicker and support put in place hopefully stop the abuse or neglect and improve lives. 2.3 In the context of safeguarding partnership working means all agencies and professionals working together to protect the rights of children. It would bring all kinds of expertise from the nursery workers to social workers, physiotherapists, police, health visitors, GP'S, and many more. We are all responsible for safeguarding children and it is very important that we work together and communicate regularly.
If on organ ceases to function correctly the body would shut down, similarly if one agent of socialisation was to stop functioning society would break down in terms of socialisation. However, this theory is criticised for being outdated as many households do not live in a nuclear family structure. In contemporary Britain, there are many other structures such as Beanpole, Extended, Single parent, civil partnerships etc. These children are still adequately socialised to interact with the world. Another view of functionalists is Seer, this is the idea that the family have different roles.
1.1 Poverty is a key element of the Every Child Matters Framework. One of the five outcomes says; every child should ‘achieve wealth and economic well-being’. This outcome means it is important to make sure that children, parents, families, carers and local community have a role in improving children’s outcomes and reducing effects of poverty. There are many reasons why a child/ children live in poverty, there is a link between employment and poverty. If one parent or neither parent’s are working, a family can still be in a low income bracket.
Given the facts, £3.5 million are spent on children with broken homes, it is seen that in those families, majority of the youngsters are grown up without a dad which Christina finds relations on explaining why summer riots of 2011 occurred. As mass numbers of the rioters was gang members, who were loyal to their groups and were led by the stronger figure, they were all seen as having something in common: no father figure for them to follow as they grew up. It is recognized that, what the explanation of the riots are more about the background of the family, the individuals came from and how it affected them to choose the unfortunate path which later on leads them behind bars. The article implies that children are in need of a father figure; otherwise they will end up being a criminal to society and join in events which harms the community like the
Sop People are not what they seem to be, a saying that is often taken too lightly. In Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird the theme of this has a strong presents. From different characters such as Atticus Finch being seen as a bad parent, Boo Radley being the mysterious neighbor, to Mrs. Dubose terrifying first impression. Atticus Finch was criticized for being a bad parent. At the start of text, Atticus is perceived as an un-fit parent and having a bad influence on his children, Jem and Scout, because of his ways of living.
Running Head: FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES Family Support programs in Low-income communities To decrease Child Abuse and neglect Denise A. Berry Argosy University Abstract This essay explores my strong argument on how child abuse has been strongly connected with poverty. It also explores how there needs to be more support programs in the low-income communities and how more programming for low-income families will help them to get help and be able to connect with their children on a positive level without abuse. In my essay you will find other authors and studies their own point of views about child abuse and poverty. This paper examines Whipples, Di Leornardi, and Ports own research in child abuse and poverty and the effects that it has on a child
Jessica Middleton History of Minority Populations BSHS 301 January 5, 2012 Donnieau Snyder “Welfare in the united states commonly refers to the federal government welfare programs that have been pout in place to assist the unemployed or underemployed.” The government has extendd help to the poor by creating different programs such ass Medicaid, WIC or Womans, Infants, and Children program, and AFCD which is better known as Aid to Families with Depentant Children. Diversity to some may be seen as unwelcome news for the child welfare system. Children from different nationality groups are represented in the child welfare system with larger numbers than they have in the general population. This is a significant concern for the child welfare system. Also, in the child welfare system, some children and families from some majority groups receive infioior treatment.
This program was initially targeted toward providing employment to youth, but now has been expanded to several different groups. Moreover, pathways to work is a program similar to the new deal, but is specifically intended to help people who have a disability or a health condition that prevent them from among and retaining employment. This program had an overall positive effect on employment of people with disabilities and health conditions. Secondly, the children centers need to design to integrate childcare and education services for children with support services for their families, so as to provide every child with the best start in life. Finally, a welfare refers to monetary support by the government to people who are currently unemployed to pay for their expenses until they find a job.