General

Introduction

In 1959 Lorraine Hansberry brought to life a play of an African American family as they experience living the America dream in the aftermath of World War II. A Raisin in the Son focuses on the life of a typical Black family living on the South Side of Chicago who dreams of a better life. The Younger family, which consists of five, lives in a run-down single bedroom apartment. They experienced love, hardship, poverty, cultural issues and many other problems as they all dream of a better life on the dream of an insurance check. In this paper, social scientists will explore the richness of cultural diversity as well as the benefits and drawbacks experienced by the Youngers. The team will focus on developing a plan for delivering culturally competent services to the family. They will deliver behavioral health services with the use of competent strategies to address cultural issues in the lives of the Younger family.

Cultural Issues

The Younger family consist of the matriarch Lena, son Walter, daughter Beneatha and Ruth, Walters wife. Walter and Ruth have a son, Travis who is eight. The family has many cultural issues to overcome. Some of these issues are poverty, racial discrimination, marital problems, generational, and educational issues.

Poverty is apparent, the family resides in a neglected tenement building, Lena is a maid, Walter a chauffeur, and Ruth irons clothing for people, and Beneatha is a college student. In the opening scene Travis asks his mother for 50 cents so he can donate to the school. In turn his mother tells him that she does not have 50 cents for school donation. Living in the 1950s era, the family also has to deal with living in a rundown neighborhood rampant with racial discrimination.

 A Raisin in the Sun

The African-American experience of growing up in America changed dramatically throughout the course of the twentieth century, thus leading to differing views between the older and younger generations. In Lorraine...