5611398 “Sociology of the Family”

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2 Sociology of The Family Question 1. According to Cohen. (2019), life chances are opportunities that individuals possess, such as employment, education, and housing, that enable them to succeed. However, events such as eviction during the Covid-pandemic highly affected the trajectory of life chances for families portrayed in the video. It is evident from the documentary that the pandemic resulted in job loss, which impacted stable individual employment, causing them to suffer housing insecurity and homelessness and leaving many individuals with physical and health issues (FRONTLINE, PBS, 2022). In watching the documentary, many families experience the devastating impact of eviction. For instance, Alexys Hatcher, a tenant in Arlington, Texas, came home to find she was served a 24-hour notice to vacate for being unable to pay her rent on time. Before the pandemic, she was working as a manager in a shoe store that got closed when the pandemic set in. Seeing the notice, Alexys is packing most of her crucial belongings to a track to take them to a store since she has nowhere to go with her five-year-old daughter. This experience is devastating and can result in depression, trauma, and stress impacting the individual's ability to maintain relationships and gain employment (FRONTLINE, PBS, 2022). Lastly, the stress and uncertainty of eviction make it challenging for individuals to concentrate on advancing their careers and studies; hence eviction creates a cycle of disadvantages that is complex to overcome. Question 2. Exploitation, social capital, and social mobility are key terms when discussing events portrayed in the documentary. Based on the documentary "facing eviction," exploitation is the imbalance between tenants and landlords. This means the landlords have disproportionate power to leave their tenants vulnerable. For instance, in the documentary, in the state of Texas, the eviction policies depended on the zip code one lived in. Landlords such as Sandra Stanley quickly felt the impact of the pandemic since most of her tenants were behind in their

3 pay, unlike her other landlord who evicted their tenants, forcing them to live in unhealthy and safe conditions (FRONTLINE, PBS, 2022). Moreover, social capital is the resources and connections which people have through social networks. The documentary illustrates most families lacked social capital making it challenging to find secure legal representation or even alternative housing. For instance, Alexy being forced to live in a motel with her daughter since she could not stay with her grandmother makes it challenging for her to get employment and even puts her at higher risk of contracting Covid-19 (FRONTLINE, PBS, 2022). Lastly, social mobility is the ability of individuals to move down or up the social ladder. According to Cohen. (2019), housing insecurity and housing caused individuals to climb down the ladder of success. The documentary illustrates families like June Robinson's family struggled to maintain employment due to eviction, making enhancing their experience and skills vital for career advancement challenging. Question 3 Watching the documentary, it is evident that families were still experiencing eviction during the moratorium because of different factors. One reason is that the government protections were not efficiently enforced, proving dishonest landlords a chance to exploit the tenants (FRONTLINE, PBS, 2022). The documentary illustrates that the effectiveness of the moratorium depends entirely on the zip code one lived in and how the local officials enforced it. Also, for instance, in Texas, the Texas Supreme Court began allowing evictions to move forward, leaving the tenants at the mercy of their landlords. To address the issues, the government should have integrated stricter tenant protection enforcement to prevent landlords from exploiting susceptible tenants. For instance, the government should have imposed fines on the landlords that breached protection and created a healthier channel for tenants to find an alternative. Also, the rental assistance programs should have been streamlined to allocate funds more adequately to all needy individuals.

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4 References Cohen, P. N. (2019). The family: Diversity, inequality, and social change (2nd ed.). W. W. Norton & Company. FRONTLINE, PBS. (2022, July 26). Facing Eviction. FRONTLINE . https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/facing-eviction/

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