Fatherless Research Paper
Fatherless
Everybody has heard a story or two of inner-city children whose father’s are imprisoned and their mother’s are left to take care of them. It is even commonly used as an excuse for a disobedient child. Within these stories, many times do we see criminal activity coming from the children because they lack a “role model”, within their household. The children are usually given a bad rap before they’re even old enough to make their own decisions and many times would be expected to end up like their father, however this is not so in my case. Don’t get me wrong, I had a great childhood, however at age 15, my father’s boss became involved in criminal activity resulting in my fathers jailing. My father was never a well-educated man, dropping …show more content…
It’s a fact that fatherless children take part in criminal activity more so then a dual parent household that that is expressed within this quote, “The proportion of single-parent households in a community predicts its rate of violent crime and burglary, but the community's poverty level does not.” (D.A. Smith and G.R. Jarjoura, "Social Structure and Criminal Victimization," Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 25. 1988.) I can understand why some people would indulge in these activities however, simply to fit in and have something, even if it’s terrible, to be stable in their lives. You cannot blame nor feel sorry for the fatherless children that have strayed down these paths, as it is a very sticky situation. There are many different attributes a father needs to take part in for there sons well being. The son then in turn models themselves after their father when they are grown up, whether it is consciously or subconsciously. Usually an abusive father springs an abusive child, a cheap father springs a cheap child, and so on; which is why most children with absentee fathers are looked down
Everybody has heard a story or two of inner-city children whose father’s are imprisoned and their mother’s are left to take care of them. It is even commonly used as an excuse for a disobedient child. Within these stories, many times do we see criminal activity coming from the children because they lack a “role model”, within their household. The children are usually given a bad rap before they’re even old enough to make their own decisions and many times would be expected to end up like their father, however this is not so in my case. Don’t get me wrong, I had a great childhood, however at age 15, my father’s boss became involved in criminal activity resulting in my fathers jailing. My father was never a well-educated man, dropping …show more content…
It’s a fact that fatherless children take part in criminal activity more so then a dual parent household that that is expressed within this quote, “The proportion of single-parent households in a community predicts its rate of violent crime and burglary, but the community's poverty level does not.” (D.A. Smith and G.R. Jarjoura, "Social Structure and Criminal Victimization," Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 25. 1988.) I can understand why some people would indulge in these activities however, simply to fit in and have something, even if it’s terrible, to be stable in their lives. You cannot blame nor feel sorry for the fatherless children that have strayed down these paths, as it is a very sticky situation. There are many different attributes a father needs to take part in for there sons well being. The son then in turn models themselves after their father when they are grown up, whether it is consciously or subconsciously. Usually an abusive father springs an abusive child, a cheap father springs a cheap child, and so on; which is why most children with absentee fathers are looked down