Throughout life, a person grows from infant to adulthood. Developmental stages and psychosocial crisis are always changing while growing from infancy to adulthood. For this assignment, I will be exploring the characters of Cecil Gaines, Louis Gaines, and Gloria Gaines. These characters are a family. Louis Gaines is the son of Cecil and Gloria Gaines. All three characters are African American, and all have lived through major events that have affected their lives, good or bad, at some point in time. Each character has experienced a different psychosocial crisis; one is depicted as going through more than one.
Cecil Gaines - School Age to Maturity
Cecil Gaines is considered to be the patriarch on the family. He is the “head of the household” …show more content…
When children are born, they take on the characteristics portrayed to them by their family. In Cecil, Gloria and Louis’s case, characteristic portrayed by Cecil were not always agreed on. Together as a family unit there was some differences and turmoil, especially between Cecil and Louis. The family unit functions as a safe haven and shelter from the outside world. Family is there to protect its members, to love them, and to provide each individual with the necessary basic needs. However, Louis did not see his father as a fighter. He felt his father did not provide security, both physically and psychologically. His actions showed that he felt his father was doing nothing to protect them as a family from the unjust world around them. In fact, Louis portrayed his father as someone who was conforming to society instead of standing up for rights and justice of his own kind. He showed little respect for his fathers beliefs and acted upon his own beliefs. When the father or mother of a family works, they provide the family with the monetary needs. Although Cecil, worked hard to provide for his family, his occupation was not always viewed as a positive one. Cecil did not agree with his son’s beliefs or actions. Elvira (2009) explains that “ A functional family lets people define themselves. Individual differences are appreciated even celebrated”. Cecil did not appreciate his sons heroic efforts to change society. He …show more content…
The concept of resilience, as originally conceptualized by developmental psychologists and psychiatrists, grew out of concern for identifying and ameliorating risk factors that could negatively affect a persons development and well-being. According to Hooper (n.d), recently some researchers and theoreticians have suggested that resilience is evidenced because of the challenging environment, not in spite of it. Psychologists, and counselors have now recognized that even in the worst conditions and environments, positive outcomes can be experienced. Indeed, some scholars have reported that resilience is more the rule than the exception (Hooper,
Cecil Gaines - School Age to Maturity
Cecil Gaines is considered to be the patriarch on the family. He is the “head of the household” …show more content…
When children are born, they take on the characteristics portrayed to them by their family. In Cecil, Gloria and Louis’s case, characteristic portrayed by Cecil were not always agreed on. Together as a family unit there was some differences and turmoil, especially between Cecil and Louis. The family unit functions as a safe haven and shelter from the outside world. Family is there to protect its members, to love them, and to provide each individual with the necessary basic needs. However, Louis did not see his father as a fighter. He felt his father did not provide security, both physically and psychologically. His actions showed that he felt his father was doing nothing to protect them as a family from the unjust world around them. In fact, Louis portrayed his father as someone who was conforming to society instead of standing up for rights and justice of his own kind. He showed little respect for his fathers beliefs and acted upon his own beliefs. When the father or mother of a family works, they provide the family with the monetary needs. Although Cecil, worked hard to provide for his family, his occupation was not always viewed as a positive one. Cecil did not agree with his son’s beliefs or actions. Elvira (2009) explains that “ A functional family lets people define themselves. Individual differences are appreciated even celebrated”. Cecil did not appreciate his sons heroic efforts to change society. He …show more content…
The concept of resilience, as originally conceptualized by developmental psychologists and psychiatrists, grew out of concern for identifying and ameliorating risk factors that could negatively affect a persons development and well-being. According to Hooper (n.d), recently some researchers and theoreticians have suggested that resilience is evidenced because of the challenging environment, not in spite of it. Psychologists, and counselors have now recognized that even in the worst conditions and environments, positive outcomes can be experienced. Indeed, some scholars have reported that resilience is more the rule than the exception (Hooper,