Interview: Single Parenting and Teenage Pregnancy
Interview- Single Parenting and Teenage Pregnancy The person that I choose for my interview was Audrey . Audrey is 40 years old and is a full time single mother to 9 children and is currently raising two of her sister’s children. The reason that I choose her for my interview is because she fits into both categories of my topic which are single parenting and teenage pregnancy. 1. What social factors such as race, class, and gender contribute to Single-Parenting?
When I think about the social factors that contribute to single parenting, in my opinion I feel like race has little to do with it because anyone of any race can be a single parent. The biggest contributor would be gender because it’s harder for a woman to just walk away from her kids. Now I’m not saying that men cannot become a single parent its just that they have the option to either be there not before the baby is even born. Class is another big factor because if the other parent does not have any money, they may feel like they have nothing to offer their children so why bother? 2 How does growing up in a Single-Parent house affect the children?
Because my children’s ages vary from 20 years old to 3 years old, I see two different affects. When it comes to the older children, they use to wonder where their fathers were, or why they were not in their lives. They experienced a little bit of self-doubt, but as time went on they got over it. With the younger children, they never knew a home with two parents so it has no affect on them.
3. What are some of the negative side affects that Single-Parenting has on society as a whole?
Single parenting has no negative affect on society. Just because the parent my need Welfare of or food stamps, that does not mean that it brings down society. 4. How does coming from a Single-Parent household affect the children’s education?
When looking at the big picture, it could have a negative affect on the children’s education, but as
When I think about the social factors that contribute to single parenting, in my opinion I feel like race has little to do with it because anyone of any race can be a single parent. The biggest contributor would be gender because it’s harder for a woman to just walk away from her kids. Now I’m not saying that men cannot become a single parent its just that they have the option to either be there not before the baby is even born. Class is another big factor because if the other parent does not have any money, they may feel like they have nothing to offer their children so why bother? 2 How does growing up in a Single-Parent house affect the children?
Because my children’s ages vary from 20 years old to 3 years old, I see two different affects. When it comes to the older children, they use to wonder where their fathers were, or why they were not in their lives. They experienced a little bit of self-doubt, but as time went on they got over it. With the younger children, they never knew a home with two parents so it has no affect on them.
3. What are some of the negative side affects that Single-Parenting has on society as a whole?
Single parenting has no negative affect on society. Just because the parent my need Welfare of or food stamps, that does not mean that it brings down society. 4. How does coming from a Single-Parent household affect the children’s education?
When looking at the big picture, it could have a negative affect on the children’s education, but as