Douglas argued that w/c parent’ attitudes prevent children form being successful in education. Middle class children parents are more interested in their children’s education, and were more encouraging and more willing to help them. Sugarman supported Douglas’ theory that the w/c and m/c had different attitudes, which can affect their education. There were four key features of his theory; Fatalism (The w/c believe that everything happens for a reason, even failing an exam. With this frame of mind, they lack the motivation to do better and succeed.
Adults are thought of having high expectations for their children and the negative assumptions would have a huge impact on the outcome for the kids. Parents these days expect their children to grow up by the same morals and values that they themselves were raised in. But there is one problem that I can see happening already, and that is that some parents may want more for their children, while as other parents may not care what happens to their children as far as which direction they are heading in life. The adult expectations can cause more problems within the families because there may be too much pressure put onto the youth of today. Pressure as in getting a job, to get married and have a successful career, and to the youth of today, these expectations are too high.
Children don’t listen to their school teachers as much as they listen to society. They learn more from watching television and celebrities. If society was serious about education, then the school year would be longer so that children could learn all-year-round and class sizes would be smaller so that teachers could engage with each student more. There is also a salary issue with education. American teachers don’t earn as much money as business professionals and teachers in other countries such as Japan, Canada, and Germany.
Because of the impact of the society and parents plus the evolution of new technologies, young people are less and less able to communicate face to face. Young people are losing the ability to socialize face to face because of parents and society. A few decades ago, parents and the society used to be more flexible about freedom. Nowadays, a lot of parents choose to “shortened the leash on their kids” by limiting their independence because they feel that it is the best way to protect their children from what is happening in the outside world such as child-abduction for example. Not only are parents stricter, but the actual society as well.
In “Generation R”, Peck writes in a situation about the thought of new generation. Some instances show that young adults are not ready to face their independent lives. Jean Twenge, an associate professor of psychology, is found that young people who graduated from high school dislike the idea of work for work’s sake, and expect jobs and career to be tailored to their interests and lifestyle. They also have very high material expectations, and believe financial success is extremely important. Twenge says, “There’s this idea that, ‘Yeah, I don’t want to work, but I’m still going to get all the stuff I want” (Peck 303).
Kohlberg explains how adolescents try to refine their sense of identity and try out different “selves”. He states that the search for an identity lasts past the teen years and into early adulthood. The reason could be that the teenager is used to their parents choosing what they are going to be, that they just want to ignore the parents and do what they want to do and “find” themselves. The teenager has decided that they have seen the life their parents have and has not yet decided to choose that life and is rebellious to it because they want to experience other lives. The stage that this most fits in is the Conventional Phase in Kohlberg’s Moral ladder.
Although they may have the motivation and willingness to work hard, students often need practical help (161). Unfortunately, in this fast-paced society, there are consequences to dropping out of college (164). Leonhardt mentions how there are limited pay raises for those without college degrees (160). Also, not everyone has the opportunity to acquire a job that is usually only given to college graduates. Although non-graduates may live satisfying lives, many worry how long their prosperity will last (164).
Teenagers went from feeling like they were being trapped by their parents to a new independent feeling of freedom. No longer did they feel like they “had’ to follow in their parents footsteps. Because this was a new experience for many parents, they thought their children were doomed and their futures hopeless. Parents did not consider that this new independent freedom could be a phase and that once their teens reached adulthood it would be over. The many new fashions trends, activities and most importantly the legendary Rock N’ Roll music Wilson 4 became a direct reflection of the creations established by the rebellious 1950 teenager.
It is not that they demand too much from their kids but they expect too little. Parents try so hard to provide their children’s needs to make them happy and become their kid’s best friend that they forget about being a real parent. A parent who knows what is best for their child should not be afraid to say “no”, “The mistake that many parents make today is not that they’re too strict but rather too lenient”. They should discipline and set limits to consumption and teach their children the value of a
There are many ways that we can affect our personality depends on who influence your life or identity. This is real important to people, even more important to young generation who just started to build their lives. Their personalities are immature, so it is important to who should they looking as a “role model”. If a person who really do not get along with their family, they might feel lonely and felt that he or she would not get enough love or attention from their parents, then that person’s personality could fact by their parents. So they might be coward, not confident about what they are doing, and maybe they do not know how to give the love or love the things.