Socioeconomics is determined by income level, education level and occupation. All of this can impact your quality of life. Wilting is simply being able to provide for the basic needs of life, or even knowing how to manage your health. Although these factors are a factor in a person's life, they do not take into account free will to change status. This means you are not locked into one socioeconomic status your entire life. Sometimes it's easier said than done. There may be obstacles that can be very difficult to overcome, especially when trying to progress. We see this in The Boy Kings of Texas and its effects on education, health, and mental state. A parent's socio-economic level can possibly affect their children's education and learning ability. Families of lower socioeconomic status typically have less money, time, support, and/or resources to help their children learn at the most crucial time of their lives. In some homes, this may also be due to parents' lack of education. Another reason is that families of low socioeconomic status live in areas that are affordable to them and in turn, their children attend underfunded schools with lower quality education. We see this happen to Domingo Martínez when he was a young child, in chapter XX when he transfers from El Jarard to a new school that is no longer a mix of levels and economic backgrounds but rather a very poor. You can see the mix of ideas about education when he describes the new school, some children are told to appreciate the opportunity and learn and others don't see the point and would rather work. We also see this mentality later in Domingo in his high school years where he skips school and devalues ​​his education, without knowing why...... middle of paper ......faculties, aggression levels more higher, higher physiology. Markers of chronic stressful experiences in adolescents. (http://www.apa.org) We see this repeatedly in the book The Boy Kings of Texas with Domingo and his brother's use of marijuana, alcohol, prescription drugs, and other illegal drugs . We can also see other mental issues like depression and that he writes openly about his therapist. I think the most common example we see in the book is in chapter 21, he's drunk and in a mood, he disfigures El Jardin, he feels betrayed and he writes "Because I was trying to lure the attention of this school again. Like I needed a parent's attention again. This is important because most low socio-economic children are left without both parents, because their parents both work, leaving these children feeling abandoned and fending for themselves...