Ch. 14 Definitions Flashcards
Reciprocal socialization
Bidirectional in that children socialize parents just as parents socialize children
Multiple developmental trajectories
Refers to the fact that adults follow one trajectory or pattern of development and children another one
Cohabitation
Living together in a sexual relationship without being married
Authoritarian parenting
Restrictive, punitive style in which parents exhort children to follow their directions and respect their work and effort; firm limits are placed on the child and little verbal exchange is allowed
Authoritative parenting
Style that encourages children to be independent but still places limits and controls on children’s actions; extensive verbal give and take is allowed and parents are warm and nurturant toward the child
Neglectful parenting
Style in which the parent is very uninvolved in the child’s life
Indulgent parenting
Style in which parents are very involved with their children but place few demands or controls on them
Coparenting
The support that parents provide one another in jointly raising a child
Child abuse
Term used most often to refer to both abuse and neglect
Child maltreatment
Term increasingly used by developmentalists in referring not only to abuse and neglect but also to diverse conditions
Physical abuse
Infliction of physical injury by punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning, shaking, or otherwise harming a child
Child neglect
Failure to provide for a child’s basic needs, including physical, educational, or emotional needs
Sexual abuse
Fondling a child’s genitals, intercourse, incest, rape, sodomy, exhibitionism, and commercial exploitation through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials
Emotional abuse
Acts or omissions by parents or other caregivers that have caused or could cause serious behavioral, cognitive, or emotional problems
Empty nest syndrome
View that a decline in marital satisfaction occurs when children leave home (research indicates the opposite for most parents)
