Broad Topic: Incarceration
Narrowed Topic: Effects of imprisoned mothers on under-aged girls.
Research Question: How does the imprisonment of mothers affect the development of under-aged girls negatively in America? According to (Raising Children Network, 2018) child development is " the term used to describe the changes in your child’s physical growth, as well as her ability to learn the social, emotional, behaviour, thinking and communication skills she needs for life. All of these areas are linked, and each depends on and influences the others". The first five years of a child's life is where their brain develop quickly and where they make sense of the world around them. At such an early age a child needs support and affection from their …show more content…
The development of these girls is affected in many ways, three of which are stigmatization, poor academic performance and an antisocial lifestyle. Teenage girls whose mothers are imprisoned are stigmatized differently from others whose parents are not. These girls are prone to second-hand victimization as society often accuse them of following in their mother's footstep. These girls try to avoid being stigmatized by hiding their mothes incarceration. The incarceration of their mothers affects their academic performance as well. As soon as their mothers are imprisoned they receive low grades because it is difficult for them to concentrate in school, this leads to them dropping out of school. However, if these girls had support from others and live in a community that sensitize with them they would have turn out otherwise. The behaviour of these girls changes over time. They find it hard to visit their mothers which slowly breaks their bonds with their mothers. This leads to them communicating less with others and when they do they get aggressive and in an effort to avoid being aggressive they develop an antisocial lifestyle. Therefore it can be said that teenage girls development is affected by their mother's