Unemployment From A Child's Perspective, By Julia B.

Many children across the country live in families with an unemployed parent. This issue brings upon many negative affects towards the children in those families. Although the children are not the ones who are unemployed, they have to suffer the poor outcomes that come along with this hardship. The article, “Unemployment from a Child’s Perspective,” by Julia B. Isaacs show that more than one in six children are affected by parental unemployment in the year of 2012. Though different families cope with this situation differently, it is proven that the children tend to go downhill due to their parent’s stress. As these families are dealing with unemployment, their social stratification usually takes a shift as well. Social stratification can be also defined as the social classes in the United States. Some families find themselves falling into the class, “poverty level.” This causes the parents much stress, irritability, and depression which can trail onto the children. Parent’s behaviors are usually followed by their children. An example would be if the parents of a child are experiencing a lack of drive in succeeding, it is likely that the children’s performance will also slow down. The article
If a child’s needs are well met, and family life at home is healthy; the child is most likely going to develop and grow in good shape. In contrast, a child who is malnourished at home and is surrounded with stress and depression; the child will most likely act out. The term “agents of socialization,” is explained as the people that we are surrounded by have a way of influencing our behavior. This is typically seen in childhood and this is why parental unemployment is hard on children. This article helped me to realize that we have a huge impact on children and that the way that we act gets passed on to the younger generations. Adults have a way of shaping behavior for children. Negative energy easily gets passed