...The Impact of Fatherless Children Alexander Ontiverios Essay Report The last several decades have seen an alarming trend of increasing father absence or fatherlessness. Fatherlessness is widely recognized as a contributing factor to a myriad of social maladies in the United States. Father absence has been a subject of heated debate and the center of countless surveys, focus groups and opinion polls. There are some who disagree as to exactly how culpable absent fathers are for many of the social ills we’re seeing in our society today, but there’s no denying it is a problem. This paper will endeavor to show that in spite of often heroic efforts by single mothers to rear their children as productive members of society, there is an overwhelming amount of data indicating fatherlessness as a significant factor of violent crime, educational under-achievement, high rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), teenage pregnancy and behavioral disorders and it is vital that children have a father proactively involved in their lives wherever possible. Arguably the most desperate reason for fathers to engage in a positive way in their children’s lives is reflected in the statistics of violent crime. The young men of society today are growing up without fathers to guide them and teach them right from wrong. This has produced a generation of young men who are astonishingly angry. According to a report by Criminal Justice and Behavior, “Eighty percent of rapists motivated by...
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...BAXTER, BRIANA | History of Black Women | June 16, 2016 BAXTER, BRIANA | History of Black Women | June 16, 2016 CHILDREN WITH NO LIGHT a Fatherless Society CHILDREN WITH NO LIGHT a Fatherless Society For years Fathers have been the back bone of society. Fathers are gods, they not only carry the seed of life they also have the power to create a mini God in his image. An offspring of himself that can make the world a better place. For the past two decades their role is being stripped from them, society not only says but also states that the father role is no longer needed or necessary, because he is the reason why there is complete discord and mayhem running rampant in the world. But society is wrong. Fathers are not to blame. Only society is to blame for the decline of the gods. In fact, I could argue that fatherless girls have a more profound and long-term impact on society than fatherless boys. You see, boys without dads often act out in spectacularly violent and disruptive fashions, whether it’s flash mobs or gang membership or rapes or robberies. When a fatherless boy is acting out his pain, we know it. However fatherless girls are seldom this dramatic. Instead, they act out their pain and suffering in different ways. Fatherless girls are far more likely to drop out of school, suffer from depression or other emotional disorders and mask their pain through increased promiscuity. In short, fatherless girls have babies. Without fathers. Since the 1960s, women have been...
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...Same-Sex Marriage The topic that I have chosen to research and discuss is the issue of Same-Sex Marriage. This topic is very controversial and has caused a bit of an uproar recently in society. The biggest argument is whether or not individuals who are gay/lesbian should be legally allowed to marry. Many people feel strongly about this topic and, because of this, a lot of viewpoints have come into play when trying to come up with the “correct answer”. These viewpoints include, but are not limited to: religion, equality, moralism, and constitutional rights as an American citizen. Because of these different elements, there is no way to know for sure who is right or wrong, but in this paper I will inform you on both sides of the topic and let you decide for yourself. Those who oppose the union of two men or two women through marriage argue that this covenant is to only be fulfilled by a man and a woman. Why? Well, one reason is religion. In Christianity, the Bible speaks on marriage being between a husband and a wife. It also counts all acts of homosexuality as a sin and in verses such as Genesis 19:1-13, Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13, Romans 1:26-27 and 1 Corinthians 6:9, this can clearly be identified. Individuals who partake in this religion strongly believe in the word of God and have based their opinions of the topic solely upon on that alone. They feel that God’s word cannot and shall not be compromised by any circumstance and if it is then that...
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...Divorce and the Destruction of the Family Ron Swanson Western Washington University The Destruction of the Family Throughout history, societies that valued traditional marriage and sexual abstinence were able to remain fundamentally strong and have flourished. Once a society decides to abandon these simple principles, destruction inevitably follows. J. Unwin (1934) wrote, “In human records, there is no instance of a society retaining its energy after a complete new generation has inherited a tradition which does not insist on prenuptial and postnuptial continence” (Unwin, 1934, p. 174). In today’s society, family and marriage are not defined by the traditional definition handed down through several millennia of history; rather the definition has been warped, and a new unstable version of the family has been accepted by our society. Traditional marriage is by its nature, the foundation of the family. The family is the building block of society, and marriage is the basis of the family. The devaluation of the conventional family, and more specifically, the destruction of traditional marriage by divorce, can have no other outcome but the destruction of our society. There are many reasons to evaluate why we have arrived at this state in our society: the growth of consumerism and commercialism, influence of Hollywood over our lives, the decline of religiosity in the United States, the decline of the social order and neighborhood relationships. All of these reasons are legitimate...
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...private sphere, generally between individuals who are related through intimacy, blood, or law” (p. 12). Domestic violence can occur in all races, religious affiliations and socioeconomic backgrounds. The CDC (2008) states “1 in 4 women report domestic abuse in some form by a current or former partner” (cdc.gov). Domestic violence can occur in many different relationships such as same sex relationships, dating relationships, and marriages and don’t always involve women as the victims. The impact of domestic violence is not only felt within the family unit, the community is also affected. Domestic abuse occurs in many different forms such as physical abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, and economic abuse, and stalking. For the purpose of this paper the writer will take a look at racial statistics in domestic violence, forms of domestic violence, and reflect on protection measures to assist the victims of such dehumanizing abuse. Domestic Violence Statistics Benson et. al. (2004) states “Over the past decades the avenues by which domestic violence statistics are collected by are surveys of emergency rooms, police calls and women’s shelters” (p. 326). Domestic violence affects individuals in all socioeconomic backgrounds, and education levels, and can occur in among all races, age, religions and gender. Domestic violence occurs in intimate relationships of all kinds including married and unmarried heterosexual and Homosexual...
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...ASSIGNMENT 4 SECTION 1: RESEARCH PROPOSAL : The importance of fatherhood in children lives. | | Please study the topics and reading material of Quality Circle 2 and complete the following sections of the research proposal: | | 3 INTRODUCTION3.1 Problem StatementThere has been an explosion in research on the benefits of having engaged and involved fathers, as well as the deleterious consequences of father absence. Although the negative outcomes for fatherless children are pervasive and impact all ethnicities, the focus of this qualitative research is on understanding the lived experiences of a particular family that has suffered through the pain of three generations of father absence. The literature regarding father absence is reviewed, and the negative outcomes associated with fatherless children are explored. The father absence literature categorically concludes that the father’s role is essential in child development. This problem statement project aims to develop a program from a Christian perspective that can be implemented in churches or faith-based groups to address the issue of father absence. The ultimate goal of this project is to reconnect fathers in a research demonstrating that children from single parent homes experience disadvantages when compared to their peers. In addition, the pain and emotional longing for the absentee father often persists into adulthood. Jeanne M. Hilton and Esther L. Devall, (1998), 23-54; This paper provides a practical resource...
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