The decent father is a relatively rare character in inner city society and he is known as a strong person who holds to his convictions. He is strict with his children and his word is law within his household. Both his wife and children respect him and he usually has a decent job, sometimes working two of them to provide for his family (Location 2938). The grandmother also has a significant role in raising the family in inner city life. Some of them become grandmothers as young as early as their early thirties and their children are not fit to take care of their children. These grandmothers take on additional responsibilities, sometimes by choice sometimes because they feel a societal pressure, of raising their grandchildren. At times they can even take over the role of the parent all together, taking custody from the mother (Location 3640). Both of these types of people try their best to provide strict moral guidelines for their children. They do their best to combat the influences of the street and try and keep their hold on their children. However, the lure of the street sometimes is too much for them to combat and they find themselves discouraged, thinking that their efforts are doing little to combat the influence of the street (Location
The decent father is a relatively rare character in inner city society and he is known as a strong person who holds to his convictions. He is strict with his children and his word is law within his household. Both his wife and children respect him and he usually has a decent job, sometimes working two of them to provide for his family (Location 2938). The grandmother also has a significant role in raising the family in inner city life. Some of them become grandmothers as young as early as their early thirties and their children are not fit to take care of their children. These grandmothers take on additional responsibilities, sometimes by choice sometimes because they feel a societal pressure, of raising their grandchildren. At times they can even take over the role of the parent all together, taking custody from the mother (Location 3640). Both of these types of people try their best to provide strict moral guidelines for their children. They do their best to combat the influences of the street and try and keep their hold on their children. However, the lure of the street sometimes is too much for them to combat and they find themselves discouraged, thinking that their efforts are doing little to combat the influence of the street (Location