Non-tradictional Relationships with parents

Sociation Today
By:Angela Lewellyn Jones
Elon University
and
Stephen N. Jolly

Interview:Javele Briggs (Older Brother)

I asked my big brother how he felt when are mother told us we could not call her mom, His respone was that he really didn't care much as he got older but when he was younger it kind of bothered him. He feel that she was never there so why should we even want to call her mommy. javele said that it is the reason they don't even speak its like he looks right pass her.he feel that if she was to die today he wouldn't even cry. My brother and i have diffrent relationship with are mother i enjoy being around her and talking to her. Javele on the other hand cant stand the ground she walk on. Its crazy because we both experienced the same thing.


The Family Stucture Model

Family stucture is expected to have a direct relationship to adolescent self-efficacy. If non-tradictional family forms hold uniform negative outcomes for children, then teens within such households should expect to have lower levels of self-efficacy.

Discussions and Conclusions

The results of the study are eye catching. The main finding of this study provides no support for general hypothesis that family stucture holds any significant detrimental relationship to adolescent self-efficacy.
In a non-normative family structure has no effect upon the measured levels of adolescent selfefficacy. Teens self-efficacy is either much more resilient to family disturbances and social stigma or in the face of elements.

What can we do to help a person whos in an abusive relationship, how is it that the person can't seem to leave the relationship?

I have heard about woman across the nation being or becoming victims of an abusive relationship, but never did I think that this situation would hit close to home, especially with a loved one I'm personally close with and love dearly. I have always been interested in this particular topic because in the back of my mind there was a simple question that I was determined to find the answer to."Why do woman of such kind have to face this problem everyday and deal with the arguing and the fighting?" So in fact thats what I'm doing now and thats finding my solution to this question. To start off my quest I had to take time out and asked the one who I am close to about her abusive relationship. Although asking her about it was a bit intimidating because as people would say "Why you being so nosey" or "Stay out of grown folks business," i ignored all that and decided to keep processing with my project.
Lately as I've been preparing myself for what I am about to get into. By doing so I have been watching television shows, reading books by counselors and real-life people involved and also interview many people willing to come forward with their stories/tales. So far from what I have seen was very touching and emotional. I really had to put myself into these people shoes and vision as they tell me what happened? and why it happened? After interviewing, I went and found movies that had similiar events as these stories did and indeed I did find some. Movies like 'What's Love Got To Do With It', 'The Color Purple'.......etc
So coming back to more other questions that I have in store......What is holding them back from leaving?, What fears does this person have, Why should they stay? and last but not least Is there help?

Homosexuality before the search!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Homosexuality is a very intersting topic to me. I know very little about homosexuality, but that is why i decided to choose it for my project. I know alot of homosexual people male and female, and i always wondered what makes them this way? Is it just a game to them or are they really like that? These are the questions i plan on finding the answers to in my research. A big question that i really wanna know is whether homosexuality a learned behavior or can it be genetic? The reason i ask this question is because i have seen teenagers who are like really gay and comfortable with themselves and then on the other hand their parents have the biggest case of homophobia i have ever seen. Thats really weird to me because if they grow up in a strict non- homosexual environment then how did they become like that. Obviously it not a learned behavior so where did these actions come from????? It must be genetic but how can it be genetic? If something is genetic that means it came from birth and it is a trait of either the mother or father. Its unexplainable.
Now it may just be possible for it to be a learned behavior because if thats all yor around then thats all you know. There are so many unanswered questions to this topic.

Rachel's Essential Question Introduction

I first became interested in nontraditional relationships with parents when I was about 7 years old. my mother came over to my grandmother house to visit me and my sisters and brother, we really never really got to spend alot of time with are parents.My grandmother was always momma. i was so excited to see her because it's been a long time since the last time. I called her mommy and she stoped everything she was doing and told me, No its linna don't call me mommy.From that day on i never called her mommy, and I diden't understand why. I diden't no if I hurted her by calling her that or if I disrespected her in some kind of way. I understand if the child choose not to call there parents mommy or daddy because they wasent really in there life, But when the child want to call there parents regardless of the situation I feel that the parent should be happy there kids no who there mom and dad are. They should be thankful.

This topic is somthing to think about because there are some effects that the children has as they get older. There has been times when I don't even Claim my mother because It feels like she don't even claim me, because of the fact that she didn't want me or my sisters and brothers Mommy.I used to tell everyone my grandmother is my mother who really was the one that was always there.Situations like these cause heart pain to some people because as time go by and you really think about it and you realized that you and your mother never had a mother daughter conversation. You don't even talk, everything that is said is negative and that hurts because you can't even look at the person that brought you in this world the way you want too. when i look at my mother i don't see a mom a see a lady, and for someone to feel that way about there mother is wronge,and for so many years.Nontradititional relationships can bring a very big seperation with your parents. There are diffrent affects with diffrent people so im asking you "How do nontraditional relationship with parents affects their children?

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Is stereotyping fair ?

How I Became Interested

What I Know I think that people shouldnt stereotype others before they even get to no that person. But i also think that its a part of nature because i no that i stereotype people all the time.I no its not a good thing but i look at it as a first impression. When i meet people for the first time I try to guess how they are before i really no who they are. I think everyone does it wether your a good person or a bad person.Maybe if everyone tryed to get to no everyone before they judge them then this world wood be a better place.

My Big Question