African American Status Quo?

Question

Many African Americans have become so used the status quo that states" if there is no father in the home, a mother can't raise her son to become a man". Myself, as a young black teen, thinks that quote is just an excuse to the obvious. Many single women have raised their children to become good members of this society. Do you think that a single black woman can raise a black son to become a man?

Answer 1

A single woman can raise a son but it takes a father to show his son how to be a man so the child doesnt have to make so many mistakes learing on his own...give credit to the child cause they were able to become a real man with only a mother to guide them and not having a father to mold them

Just like you dont know what its like to be a woman a woman has no Idea what its like to be a man  just starting out in life

how could a person teach another person to become something they dont understand

Answer 2

yes  

Answer 3

- I don't think for the most part that a woman can raise a boy to a man; same thing for black women  

Answer 4

Even in a two parents home the black woman is the one that raises the children.... And there are just as many white women that raise their children in a single parent home............. So that saying is bull-do-do

Answer 5

I kinda agree with Jewel But I see where you are getting at and yes a Mother can raise a boy into a man(Sure she can't teach him how to fight or **** of that nature) But it can be done.

Answer 6

the sad part is we have to ask this question.

Maybe she can. but the problem with that is..what happened with the last generations?

most african american families do not include the father.

Answer 7

I don't understand what this has to do with race specifically.

A single woman -can- raise a son, but I don't think she can do it fully on her own...no one can. She needs support from family, friends, and the child needs role models outside the home. But a single-parent household with a mother and son...yes, the son can turn out just fine.

Answer 8

Yes a Black woman can raise Black boy children to be Black men however the chances of the male child growing up to be a well adjusted Black man is vastly improved with the child's Black father in the home. Children are more literal thinkers and have difficulty conceptualizing the abstract. This means children learn more from demonstration and practical exercise than from verbal or written instruction. Therefore boys need the visual examples of men in order to learn how to be a man. Without a man present in the home interacting with the boy's mother and performing his role in the household boys will look to whatever men are available as an  example of manhood. These examples can come from television, other family members and relatives or from the environment that the boys live in. Many times these are not good examples. Because of this many Black males though they are fully grown physically are still undeveloped mentally and still are trying to figure out manhood well into their 30's and sometimes 40's. Again there are many cases of Black boys of single mother households growing up to be successful Black men however this condition should never be deemed as acceptable or normal. Black men not in the household raising their children with their Black women is a problem of epic proportions within the Black community. Often we can't help the things we have no control over but if their is anything that should be taken away from this situation, you should vow to never leave your leave children as long as you live. Think about how you feel and vow to never let your children feel the way you feel as long as you live, Quite often the things that don't break us make us...