Ch 3: family, Culture and Community

Question 1

What is socialization

Answer 1

systematic efforts by other people and institutions to prepare children to act in ways deemed socially appropriate.

Question 2

in the bioecological model what does culture give meaning to?

Answer 2

habits and relationships n the family and community-helps children experience events as predictable and worthwhile.

Question 3

What is community

Answer 3

the neighborhood in which a child and his or her family live and the surrounding vicinity-influences children indirectly as it is a bridge to the outside world

Question 4

What are three ways to become proactive about children’s experiences in families, cultures and communities

Answer 4

1. build on children’s assets and adversities in particular environments (risk factors and protective factors to offset risks)
2. Help children adjust to competing pressures
3. Appeal to children’s initiative

Question 5

coparents

Answer 5

Two or more parents who share responsibility for rearing their children.

Question 6

What are 3 ways parents can help children during a divorce?

Answer 6

coparents establish reasonably productive relationships with one another, agree on expectations and disciplinary measures and keep a lid on their own disputes.

Question 7

How can a step family blen successfully

Answer 7

establish its own identity and traditions

Question 8

What are 7 ways to accommodate the full range of family structures?

Answer 8

1. make activities flexible enough to be relevant to a wide range of family circumstances
2. encourage acceptance of diverse family structures
3. include all heads of the family in communication
4. be supportive when children undergo a major family transition
5. remain patient while children are figuring out how to adjust to new family structures
6. let children say what they want to say-don’t pry
7. extend a hand to students who are living in foster care

Question 9

what is self regulation

Answer 9

process of directing and controlling one’s personal actions and emotiongs

Question 10

authoritative parenting style

Answer 10

offers structure and guidance but also nurtures children’s sense of personal autonomy

Question 11

authoritarian parenting style

Answer 11

parents exert strong control and demand immediate compliance while offering little affection

Question 12

permissive parenting style

Answer 12

care about their children but relinquish important decisions to children

Question 13

uninvolved parenting style

Answer 13

parents make few demands and respond to children in an uncaring and rejecting manner

Question 14

uninvolved parenting style

Answer 14

parents make few demands and respond to children in an uncaring and rejecting manner

Question 15

Forms of child maltreatment

Answer 15

neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse

Question 16

what children are most likely to be maltreated?

Answer 16

very young, have disabilities, irritable, aggressive or exceedingly noncompliant.

Question 17

What is ethnicity

Answer 17

beliefs, behaviors and often a culture, heritage, geographic orgin, racial background or religious faith

Question 18

what is acculturation

Answer 18

process of taking on the customs and values of a new culture

Question 19

what is assimilation

Answer 19

form of acculturation in which a person totally embraces a culture abandoning a previous culture in the process.

Question 20

what is rejection

Answer 20

does not learn or accept any customs or values of the new cultural environment

Question 21

selective adoption

Answer 21

assume some of the new culture while still retaining some customs of the previous culture

Question 22

bicultural orientation

Answer 22

person is familiar with both cultures and selectively draws from values and traditions depending on the context.

Question 23

culturally responsive teaching

Answer 23

teacher’s use of particular instructional strategies based on knowledge of children’s cultural backgrounds and individual characteristics.

Question 24

Ways to work with children from low income families

Answer 24

Invest in children’s strengths, foster a sense of community, convey clear and consistent expectations for children’s behavior, show relevance of academic skills to children’s lives and needs, acquaint children with institutions in their community, encourage children to get involved in extracurricular activities, communicate high expectations for children’s success, give homeless children supplies, be a mentor, advocate for the improvement of schools in economically disadvantaged areas.