It wasn't until high school that Janice's cultural identity changed. ... She recalls her African American studies in 10th grade, a private school, opening her eyes to the oppression and guilt that her grandfather had gone through. ... In each stage, the psychological make-up of the individual interacts with the demands of the social context in a challenge that either brings about a healthy resolution or an unhealthy alternative. ...
Ida attended school, where she was seen as an intelligent girl by the teachers, but constantly attempted to act like she was not as smart as she was. ... When it became too difficult for Lecon to work and care for his wife, Ida offered to quit school in order to care for her mother and help the family. ... She began to do well in school with the assistance of Clara through help with work and praise. ... The betrayal was also Clara telling Ida's secret to her parents this was especially important because it compromised Ida's character by stating that no one would be surprised if Id...
These children also tend to show problems in school and with developing friendships. ... This in turn can affect the conduct of a child while in school. ... However, most of the research on boys" adjustment fails to consider the quality or quantity of father-child contact or the availability of alternative difficult to assess the impact of changing family structure on boys" behavior (Journal of Marriage and The Family, vol.50). ...
According to Brea Perry, (2006), finding a home can result in achieving in school, social relationships, and learning to cope with positive change, behavior issues can decrease, and become successful in living a normal childhood. ... For the children, negative feelings of abandonment from the parents can create depression, behavior issues, low grades in school, stealing, abusing others, negative friendships, and drug/alcohol use. ... Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) originally developed in the United States as a cost-efficient alternative for adolescents with challenging and or o...
