SHAMOON BABA
ENG 101.0800
MAGDALENA BOGACKA
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY RESEARCH: Recognition of the effort of black men in the lives of their children
John Q. Dir. Nick Cassavetes. Perf.
Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, Gabriela Oltean. New Line Cinema.2005.Film
After years of working and living on low income wages, an intimate father’s son is face with death if his abnormally growing heart is not changed for a new one. Since the insurance company wouldn’t cover the cost of the surgical transplant, he is faced with the challenge of coming up with the funds for the surgery. Not being able to forfeit the cost of the treatment, he takes charge of the surgery room to ensure the safety of his son
As world widely researched and evaluated of intimate fathers, the basic result of the kind of bond shared between the father and his family becomes unbreakable to the extent that the father/husband is ready to do everything to safe keep his family. This is a man who is very close to his son. Playing the role of father and friend.
Evidently as modern fathering is professing that a father’s involvement can be measured by what he does with and for his child is more important than co-residence. As displayed by the way Denzel and his son projected in this drama filled movie
Conner Michael E., and Joseph L White “Demographic trends conceal father participation in black community” Black fathers: an invisible presence in America”.2006.Web
This ebook from Conner and White discusses how black men are being disregarded when it comes to fatherly roles in households.Black men are seen as incompetent for the kind of esteem they are supposed to be rated when considering father and son interactions and household work. An advocation for the acknowledgment of the contributions being made by black men in the lives of their children.
Supporting my thesis at its core, black men do very well contribute to the lives of their children and if a serious marriage, their nuclear family. In the case of his child, the black man still goes ahead to be available for his child regardless of the fact that he is not with the child's mother. data have shown, black men have high divorce and unemployment rate. A factor that shouldn't be estimated in evaluating father and son relationship since the basic point is to let the son have an intimate knowledge of masculinity.
Though engulfed in a history of degradation and socioeconomic suffering, social scientist and researchers tend to deprive black men of some due recognitions like active fathering roles in nuclear and extended households. It might be of great importance for researchers to really broaden their scope of investigations and method of assessment on father and child relation with proper attention paid to the mannerisms of their relation and not the environment nor the literal or primitive perception.
You have a good preliminary thesis and both movies are valid examples of what Coltrane would describe as active/involved father. But do you think using films are the ONLY research to back up your argument is sufficient and reliable? Don't you think you should use one or both films, but also find an article or book which provide research, rather than reflect the current attitudes about fatherhood? What is the 1969 copy of 'the psychologist' you refer to? Also your assessments need work. Remember that in the assessment you need to prove that the source you chose is research and credible.
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