ch. 13 Flashcards
kindship unit consists of a group of individuals united by blood or marital, adoptive, or other intimate ties
family definition
two parents and their biological children
nuclear family
one parent and child/children
single-parent family
one biological parent and step-parent and a child
stepparent family
two families blended togther
blended family
parents who are LGBT with their children
LGBT families
children in the care of a relative instead of parents
kindship care
families with an adoptive child
adoptive families
resentment towards one another grows if one is favored over the other
sibling rivalries
20% of children are this, they have higher self-esteem social maturity and intelligence than children with siblings
only children
divorce stats
42-45%
3 primary roles of granparents
child savers, parent savers, cultural custodians
kindship care, taking care of the child and stepping into the parent role and caring for them they way that is supposed to be
child savers
people that can jump in when the parents are stressed out, allowing parents to focus on other things
parent savers
pass down cultural values from generation to generation, traditions getting passed down
cultural custodians
concept where a child feels responsible for the needs of their family and taking care of everyone in the family unit, including the needs of the parent
parentification
a culture that is built by the peer group, slang, dress, behaviors
peer culture
refers to likability - extent to which a child is viewed by a group of age mates, such as classmates
peer acceptance
well-liked, positive liked, everyone wants to be friends with them
popular children
are anxious, unhappy, disruptive, low in self-esteem
rejected children
both liked and disliked at the same time
controversial children
not mentioned at all, doesn’t have a lot of likes and doesn’t have any dislikes
neglected children
average number of likes and dislikes
average children
which children have worst outcome in MC
rejected
where children become target of verbal, physical and relational attacks or other forms of abuse by their peers
peer victimization
level 1 of bullying
communication in the school system, administration puts in a plan to speak against it
level 2
identify individuals at risk of being a bully of victimized
level 3
when bullying does happen, now we intervene
bullying stats
20% of children are bullies and 25% of children are repeatedly victimized
