Essay On Parenting Styles

Doughboy and his friends are put to the test of the measuring rod and fail because the expectations are too high for them and they turn to subcultural deviance. They know that they are not able to live up to these rules and norms that have been set for them. Furthermore, because they are aggravated that they are not accepted in society makes Doughboy and his friends turn to deviance and turn to gangs. The way that Doughboy is portrayed in the film the audience can tell that he does not want to be and act the way he is and that he just lacks support and emotional support from family and friends, and a great example of that is his mother. Doughboy’s mother gives all the love and support to Ricky however, she does not give that same support to Doughboy which makes him feel alienated and rejected and that is when he turns to being deviant.

Seven years later all the boys are in high school. Ricky the one who wants to become a football player has a girlfriend and a baby boy. Ricky wants to become a football player because he does not want to become like his brother Doughboy, who doesn’t do anything with his life. Ricky and Doughboy are half-brothers, they have the same mother. Tre moved in with his father when he was younger so his dad can teach him to become a “man”. Tre learns life lessons from his father, there is one part in the movie where Furious, Tre’s father, says “a black man has no place in the military.” Doughboy who is Ricky’s half-brother doesn’t have any plans for his life. All he does in the movie is hang out with 3 other people on his mom’s porch drinking beer, selling drugs, carrying guns and driving around. Doughboy has been in and out of jail. Doughboy, his girlfriend

The movie Boyz in the Hood premiered in theaters in 1991. It was written and directed by John Singleton. It was also nominated for best director, and best original screen play. This paper will explore the four aspects and causes of gang violence. For instance, how youth are affected in these four environments, single parent households, gun, and gang violence, lastly education. Boyz in the hood depicts gang culture and demonstrates it though the story line protagonist, Tre. This movie shows the life of the character Tre and what he observed while growing up in south central L.A. As seen in the movie, Reva, a single mother made every attempt to make sure that her son did not involve himself in such dangerous and highly contagious acts within the black community. She ultimately makes the decision to have him live with his father. The scene opens with a young Tre fighting at school. There his teacher believed so strongly in him that she worried about his future. To therefore Reva decides to send him to his dad. Another scene shows where doughboy, Ice Cube went to jail for stealing and years later when he was released he joined a gang.

And at the end, it is revealed that Doughboy is murdered two weeks later in retaliation. All these scenes bring out Anomie/Strain Theory, which espresses that “Anomie is a state of deregulation, breakdown, or normlessness in society, usually attributed to decreased homogeneity”, especially fit one of Durkheim’s thesis “where social order breaks down and social norms lose their influence, anomie develops and crime increases significantly”(John A. Winterdyk, 2015, p175). In this movie, Trey has walked on the edge of crime many times, but he always made the right decisions in the end. Trey could walk on the right path of his life is mainly because of his father. Trey’s father, is a financial adviser, and a persuasive dispenser of advice to his son. He makes Trey a right outlook on life. His strict, but loving discipline, stands in stark contrast to that in the home of Ricky and Doughboy. It is through morals and values that people such as Trey don’t become strained by society because his father guides him. Make a contrast that when Doughboy and Trey, “deciding to take revenge on the local gang who killed Ricky” (Boyz N the Hood, 1991). However, when the decision has to be made that whether or not to continue, Trey has realized that it’s not worth risking his life and stay in jail in his last life. Unfortunately for Doughboy, “he has made the decision to continue with the shooting, he therefore becomes a huge risk

The parenthood relationship is emphasized through Tre and his Dad and between Doughboy, Ricky and their mom. Through the eyes of Tre’s father it is obvious that he truly cares for his son and wants to teach him responsibly. Education is also heavily emphasized, which motivated Tre to want to leave the hood.

Chris and Doughboy, two brothers in gangs, live with a single mother. Chris is headed for an athletic scholarship and there is hope he will escape gang

Some challenges between anti-social behaviors and geographic are evident in the film Boyz n the Hood. It a 90’s films created by John Singleton, about a boy Tre styles who is sent to live with his father Furious styles in South Central Los Angeles after he got into a fight at school. At his father 's house, he is taught morals and values of being a respected man. On the other hand, his friends Ricky and Doughboy who are half-brothers has a different upbringing with no real support system, resulting in forming a gang, involvement with drugs and a tragic ending. This film is based on the African American experience in terms of environmental conditions which results in a great deal of African American males being pushed into the criminal justice system.

John Singleton’s Boyz N the Hood is an American teen drama film released in 1991 that focuses on three black teens who live in the dangerous neighbourhood of Crenshaw, Los Angeles. The main characters Doughboy, his half-brother Ricky, and their friend Tre grow up together but meet drastically different fates as young adults. As Swanson (2011) points out, it is important to understand the tension within black communities in Los Angeles at the time of the film’s release; the Rodney King beating had taken place only months before and LA’s gang wars were reaching a peak. As a Los Angeles native, Singleton’s goal with the film was to alert people about the situation around them, as he said: “I couldn’t rhyme. I wasn’t a rapper. So I made this movie” (Swanson 2011). To reflect the environment as accurately as possible, the film was shot on the streets of South Los Angeles, so the crew was just as on edge as their characters would be; there were even threats of gun violence from local gang members.

This idea emerges throughout the movie. The local gang is developing and gaining strength in the boys’ neighborhood, resulting in an immense rise in crime. The emergence is seen through the killing of Ricky and, in the end of the film, Doughboy himself. The idea of gang prevention in Los Angeles is vital to recognize. Prevention programs were formed in Los Angeles in an attempt to reduce the impact of these gangs on potential members. These programs prevent gangs from taking over neighborhoods as seen in Boyz n the Hood. The concern about young African-American boys in the ghettos of Los Angeles being at jeopardy to become victims of this violence and wrongdoing is stressed by

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The more times I viewed this film, the more I became captivated by the poignant message Singleton is trying to convey in Boyz N the Hood. The poignant message is the impact that a father has on a young urban African American individual living in the ghetto and subsequently the impact of being fatherless in the ghetto.

Starting at birth, children begin to develop social and emotional skills. A strong foundation of social and emotional skills will help them make better choices in adulthood. It is important for parents, no matter their age, to ensure their children are adequately prepared to face challenges later in life by maintaining a loving home environment that nurtures their ability to learn about themselves and the world around them. Negative parenting styles are likely to hinder a child’s cognitive, language, social, emotional skills (like self-control and self-confidence) and wellbeing. These skills are essential for school readiness. Throughout childhood and teenage years’ people are obtaining life skills and problem-solving abilities that prepare them to resist and maneuver challenges in adulthood.

This film tells a story of three friends Tre, Ricky and Doughboy. Ricky and Doughboy live with their mother in the same neighborhood with the absence of their father, which is visible throughout the movie. Doughboy is a delinquent child and even spends

With childhood obesity on the rise, diabetes 2 and other complications are also prevalent. These complications not only affect obese children but they can carry on to their adult life. While there’s an array of things that contribute to childhood obesity, one wonders whether parenting styles directly have an influence on healthy eating habits. Research suggests that positive parenting styles had positive weight outcomes. While it is not evidently clear whether the findings of this research will significantly reduce the number of obese children, it is definitely a step in the right direction, the reason being that not only does it promote healthier habits amongst kids but also amongst their parents.

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