Ch7

Question 1

What are the two parenting dimensions?

Answer 1

Warm and responsive
vs
Hostile and uninvolved

Question 2

What do we identify a family as?

Answer 2

A system

family structure evolved as a way to protect and nurture young children

Question 3

What are the 4 parenting styles?

Answer 3

Authoritarian: high control with low warmth and responsiveness

Authoritative: greater control plus warm and responsive

Permissive: low control but warm

Uninvolved: low control and low warmth

Question 4

What are the results of low income?

Answer 4

Stress due to low income, lesser education, and or need to protect children from danger

Question 5

What are the genetic influences on parenting?

Answer 5

genes linked with certain behavior like anger and intelligence are likely to be passed on.

Behaviors displayed by parents are likely to be carried on because of environment

Question 6

How to better direct children?

Answer 6

coach and model rather than demand everything

master social and emotional skills, explaining links between behavior and emotions
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Question 7

Why is punishment tricky?

Answer 7

can suppress emotions and activities of the kid

punishment is effective when consistent and explained