Volume 5 Issue 1 Fall 2011 Article 4 2-24-2012 Academic Achievement of Children in Single Parent Homes: A Critical Review Mark S. Barajas Western Michigan University‚ mark.s.barajas@wmich.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/hilltopreview Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Barajas‚ Mark S. (2011) "Academic Achievement of Children in Single Parent Homes: A Critical Review‚" The Hilltop Review: Vol. 5: Iss. 1‚ Article 4. Available
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Nicole Fischhoff Page 1 11/19/13 Sociology MWF 1:00-1:50 p.m. Sociological Autobiography Sociology is study of the development‚ structure‚ and functioning of human society. It has a lot to do with cultures‚ and cultures are a big part of our lives. Because of this‚ sociology can be spotted and examined throughout almost all aspects of life. One area of my life that sociology is very prevalent in is my gymnastics career. I have been a gymnast my whole life and I have moved around
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Single Parent Problem For many years‚ children growing up in a single parent family have been viewed as different. With much speculation‚ this topic has become a very intriguing argument. What people must understand is that properly raising a child does not rely on the structure of a family but should be more focused on the process or values that are taught to these children as they learn to mature. Being raised by only one parent seems impossible to many yet over the decades it has become
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Importance of Parenting As a parent there are certain responsibilities that you must be accountable for in your child’s life. For example you must love and show your child how to love. Also it is your responsibility to raise and nurture the child; while showing them what is right and wrong. But most importantly you must integrate them into society so that they will not be an “outcast” in a sense. In Frankenstein‚ Doctor Frankenstein does not give the creature a chance in any way. All the responsibilities
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In order to understand the intersection between your biography and history‚ you must look at the world from a sociological perspective. A sociological perspective is "a way of looking at the world through a sociological lens (Ferris & Stein).” Sociology has been a contributing factor in my life since the day I was born. Precisely from birth to the age of two‚ I went through a stage where I begin to learn speech couldn’t quite take on A role but prepared to this is called the preparatory stage. From
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children while the men were the breadwinners. However‚ things have changed now and both parents have began to take equal responsibilities of their children. Parenting is a two person concept and does not mean one parent can take on more of the responsibility of a child’s development. The roles of the mother and the father play a different part in parenting. Daughters look up to their father as an ideal husband and sons look up to their father as a role model. Both daughters and sons look up to their mother
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percentage of children growing up in single parent households are increasing annually (Kunz). In comparison to the children that grow up in two parents’ household‚ the educational‚ social and financial limitations are obvious for children from single parent household. The impact of living in a single parent household is clear and far-reaching in several areas of life which includes social behaviors and academic achievement. Researchers have found enough evidence to on single parent households to prove that
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Albert Kim Professor Hester Eisenstein Soc. 245: Women and work Understanding the Burdens of Single Mothers When the topic of welfare programs and government assistance comes up‚ the common conservative thinking of pulling oneself by the bootstrap has been a common theme for those opposed to the program and even some in the general public. There has been bias coverage in the media regarding those on welfare
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Every dad wants his children to grow up to be responsible‚ contributing members of society. But before they head out on their own and make their mark on the world‚ kids need to learn how to be responsible‚ contributing members of the family household. Household chores are training exercises for real life. Chores not only teach children important life skills that will prepare them for living on their own‚ but recent studies show that starting chores at an early age gives children an enormous leg-up
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------------------------------------------------- Module One: Text Questions Review Questions 1. What are the differences between being a biological parent‚ an adoptive parent‚ and a foster parent? A biological parent are your real blood parents‚ an adoptive parent is your parent till you’re 18‚ and a foster home basically is somewhere to stay and home family till you get adopted not really a permanent situation. 2. What financial needs are parents obligated to provide and which are optional
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