Running head: HECTOR 1
HECTOR 7
HECTOR
Emily Huff
Psy 223
Introduction
This time the reader meets a high school student, Hector, who seems to be a troubled but ambitious student. Hector has had somewhat of a rough home life and has dealt with family troubles and gang activity. He tends to miss school often and has gotten into trouble with his teachers. No one in Hector’s family has ever graduated from school, and already he is a year behind. Despite all these adversities, Hector has plans of getting a scholarship, graduating, and going into accounting.
Discussion Questions
Hector seems to have a history of trouble with relationships, whether they be romantic, family, or peer relationships. Hector talked of his friends that he used …show more content…
Hector’s school is described as non-gang affiliated and a safe place, has “metal detectors at the doors” and a strict dress code to break up gangs. The school also enforces strict rules. For example, when Hector even slightly mouthed off to one of his teachers, he was suspended from school for several days. Despite these measures, there is still a high number of gang related crimes and deaths near the school. According to Greg Duncan, in his book Consequences of Growing Up Poor (1997), neighborhood, family, and school poverty can be environmental threats to a child’s well-being and future outcomes of success (Duncan, 1997). It’s not necessarily known that Hector is living in poverty, but he did say that his neighborhood has become gang ridden and he lives in a rented, shared flat. If Hector is legally living in poverty, he is statistically bound to score lower on standardized tests and do worse in school than more affluent children (Duncan, 1997). The story also revealed that neither of his parents are high school graduates, and low levels of parental education have a negative effect on adolescents and their success in school and relationships according to Greg Duncan, author of Consequences of Growing Up Poor. Hector is more at risk for drug use, violence, and gang activity coming from a lower-class …show more content…
At Hector’s age of 18, he is near the end of Erikson’s stage of identity vs. role confusion. This stage involves navigating the moratorium of adolescence and achieving peace with the self-identity and plans ahead. Hector seems to still be in identity moratorium, navigating through what he wants, what is expected of him, and his values, to create his identity. Hector appears to want to graduate high school but often misses school and gets into trouble with his teachers. He shows the ambition of someone that wants to make it to college but loses track along the way. He talks of wanting to get a music scholarship for college and going for accounting- but that is something that his dad really talked him into. He also talks about doing other things with his life that involve music and business, which shows he has not yet settled on a chosen path. Hector seems to know what he wants in himself- a respectable man that keeps in touch with his culture and stays out of trouble. But he doesn’t seem consistent when it comes to laying down the stones to achieve what he envisions. Towards the end of the case it’s made known that Hector failed his year and had to repeat again and his teacher is unsure if he will even graduate. It appears that Hector hasn’t yet had his identity crisis in order to find his true
HECTOR 7
HECTOR
Emily Huff
Psy 223
Introduction
This time the reader meets a high school student, Hector, who seems to be a troubled but ambitious student. Hector has had somewhat of a rough home life and has dealt with family troubles and gang activity. He tends to miss school often and has gotten into trouble with his teachers. No one in Hector’s family has ever graduated from school, and already he is a year behind. Despite all these adversities, Hector has plans of getting a scholarship, graduating, and going into accounting.
Discussion Questions
Hector seems to have a history of trouble with relationships, whether they be romantic, family, or peer relationships. Hector talked of his friends that he used …show more content…
Hector’s school is described as non-gang affiliated and a safe place, has “metal detectors at the doors” and a strict dress code to break up gangs. The school also enforces strict rules. For example, when Hector even slightly mouthed off to one of his teachers, he was suspended from school for several days. Despite these measures, there is still a high number of gang related crimes and deaths near the school. According to Greg Duncan, in his book Consequences of Growing Up Poor (1997), neighborhood, family, and school poverty can be environmental threats to a child’s well-being and future outcomes of success (Duncan, 1997). It’s not necessarily known that Hector is living in poverty, but he did say that his neighborhood has become gang ridden and he lives in a rented, shared flat. If Hector is legally living in poverty, he is statistically bound to score lower on standardized tests and do worse in school than more affluent children (Duncan, 1997). The story also revealed that neither of his parents are high school graduates, and low levels of parental education have a negative effect on adolescents and their success in school and relationships according to Greg Duncan, author of Consequences of Growing Up Poor. Hector is more at risk for drug use, violence, and gang activity coming from a lower-class …show more content…
At Hector’s age of 18, he is near the end of Erikson’s stage of identity vs. role confusion. This stage involves navigating the moratorium of adolescence and achieving peace with the self-identity and plans ahead. Hector seems to still be in identity moratorium, navigating through what he wants, what is expected of him, and his values, to create his identity. Hector appears to want to graduate high school but often misses school and gets into trouble with his teachers. He shows the ambition of someone that wants to make it to college but loses track along the way. He talks of wanting to get a music scholarship for college and going for accounting- but that is something that his dad really talked him into. He also talks about doing other things with his life that involve music and business, which shows he has not yet settled on a chosen path. Hector seems to know what he wants in himself- a respectable man that keeps in touch with his culture and stays out of trouble. But he doesn’t seem consistent when it comes to laying down the stones to achieve what he envisions. Towards the end of the case it’s made known that Hector failed his year and had to repeat again and his teacher is unsure if he will even graduate. It appears that Hector hasn’t yet had his identity crisis in order to find his true