One of the critical elements of growing up as an adult is the period of high school graduation. The abundance of social perspectives, including choices between college, university, military service, or work, is a prime example. An essential element influencing the path a young person chooses is the family, as, in most cases, the closest social apparatus of influence. With this in mind, a crucial topic for discussion and analysis is how the process described takes place for Latino-emerging people. Independent research, including a series of in-depth face-to-face interviews, is required to assess the role of one’s family and economic aspects on the future of the respondents (Sánchez et al., 2010, p. 858). Thus, the main focus is the social interaction between children and parents and its specificity in the context of Latino culture.
First, it is necessary to identify the main problems encountered by the interviewees during the above-described period of life. Based on the data described in the research, the key points were those where parents placed their expectations and problems on adolescents (Sánchez et al., 2010, p. 858). Specifically, financial support, caring for the elderly in the family, refusing higher education, and accepting someone else’s worldview are the main described examples in this case (Sánchez et al., 2010, p. 859). They demonstrate that parents were not aware of their role as those who provide guidance and direction but do not close the young person to their perceptions.
Moreover, the forcible imposition of one’s interests can indicate psychological abuse. This conclusion is that the interviewees themselves did not see anything wrong with what was happening. The problems from which all subsequent negative tendencies arise, such as a lack of career prospects, stem from the interviewees’ parents’ misinterpretation of their social role (Sánchez et al., 2010, p. 859). After analyzing such behavior, it is possible to compare it to such psychological phenomena as infantilism, which represents the behavioral model peculiar to adolescent maximalists at an unacceptable late age. Hence, having defined the source of the described problems, it is possible to carry out the subsequent examination of this aspect and the reasons for its occurrence.
The government is the main reason for this negative cultural aspect in Latino-emerged adults acting as parents. Based on the cases described in the research, most respondents have multiple relatives or have to start supporting their families when a parent dies (Sánchez et al., 2010, p. 859). The obvious thing about this situation is that if there were social programs and government-paid care for the elderly, the situations described would change dramatically. The critical aspect to understand in this case is cyclicality – the parents of the respondents were very likely to have gone through the same variations of events themselves. This is why it is essential to call on civil society organizations to exert social pressure on the state apparatuses. The authorities must pay attention to this pattern and take all necessary measures to resolve it as quickly as possible.
Reference
Sánchez, B., Esparza, P., Colón, Y., & Davis, K. E. (2010). Tryin’ to make it during the transition from high school: The role of family obligation attitudes and economic context for Latino-Emerging adults. Journal of Adolescent Research, 25(6), 858–884. Web.