There are many social problems that affect our environment. Many are obvious, but some are swept under the rug. The one I have chosen to evaluate is absent fathers in poverty stricken areas. These environments are mostly low-income and are known for high-crime rates, which can be looked at as a hostile or wicked environment to raise a child in. This environment is hostile because anything goes, including gangs recruiting kids to sell drugs and commit acts of violence. Most gang members are people who come from dysfunctional households (Muller, 2013). When people join gangs, it is somewhat of a simulation of a loving family they never had. I believe fathers can prevent these negative transformations before they happen.
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The same social media platforms some women use to embarrass their child’s father on, now allow men in the fight to express their side of the story. For example, black men had a negative stereotype of not taking care of their children for decades. That was put to rest in 2013, when the National Center for Health Statistics released a report proving otherwise; black men were number one in that category (Blow, 2015).
The solution to this social problem begins where most of the negative effects are taking place, the community. As I stated earlier, many of the youth are been raised in broken homes so the violence and lack of progression is high in those areas, I assume the community is no longer intact. We must teach our youth to communicate better and get to know a person before mating unprotected. When the opposite occurs, there is a great chance the couple may break-up and leave another child fatherless; the cycle continues.
The legal barriers are invisible. Some men are too afraid or believe the court system is always on the mother’s side. This is not true, although, the success rate for many men is no higher than 14% (Hughes, 2011). Going back to my solution, which is to prevent custody battles in the first place. I believe children raised in good households and communities grow up to become productive and responsible
In Georgia, children …show more content…
The same social media platforms some women use to embarrass their child’s father on, now allow men in the fight to express their side of the story. For example, black men had a negative stereotype of not taking care of their children for decades. That was put to rest in 2013, when the National Center for Health Statistics released a report proving otherwise; black men were number one in that category (Blow, 2015).
The solution to this social problem begins where most of the negative effects are taking place, the community. As I stated earlier, many of the youth are been raised in broken homes so the violence and lack of progression is high in those areas, I assume the community is no longer intact. We must teach our youth to communicate better and get to know a person before mating unprotected. When the opposite occurs, there is a great chance the couple may break-up and leave another child fatherless; the cycle continues.
The legal barriers are invisible. Some men are too afraid or believe the court system is always on the mother’s side. This is not true, although, the success rate for many men is no higher than 14% (Hughes, 2011). Going back to my solution, which is to prevent custody battles in the first place. I believe children raised in good households and communities grow up to become productive and responsible