Chapter 8 Middle Childhood: The Social World Flashcards
drive for
independence
eriksons stage
industry vs inferiority
industry vs inferiority
tension between productivity and incompetence
parental reactions
- shift from care provision to
engagement in dialogue, discussion, and shared activities
decrease in time with parents
increase in time alone and with peers
adjustment erosion model
emotional problems at age 6 affect later academic difficulties more than vice cersa
children who affirm ____ in their gender and ethnicity are likely to develop healthy self esteem
pride
praise for what encourages growth
process
self conscious emotions
pride, shame, guilt
resilience
capacity to adapt well to significant adversity and to overcome serious stress
components of resilience
dynamic
positive adaption to stress
adversity must be significant
stress is
cumulative
what can be more detrimental than isolated major stress
daily hassles
family as abuffer
when issues happen and separate parents and children, development predict lifelong problems for these children
factors contributing to resilience
interpretation of events and family situation
support of family and community
personal strengths
avoidance of parentification
parentficcation
when a child acts more like a parent than a child, making them feel responsible for the family
do children in the same households bu the same parents share the same environment
no
SNAF
standard North American family
mother father children
is SNAF the US norm
no
what is more important function or structure
function
what is functuon
way a family works to meet the needs of its memebrs
is fundtion easier to measure
no
well functioning families do what
provide basic material necessities
encourage learning
help development of self respect
nurture friendships
foster harmony and stability
most important function of a family is to give every family member a
sense of belonging
what children have higher grades, attendee, and lower rates of physical and motor disorders
two married heterosexual parents
structure affects
function
standard two parent families
adults: economic and emotional gains from partnership, wealthier and happier
child: increased bonding and attention, decreased risk of maltreatment
major predictor of children well being was
income and stability
* not sexual orientation
remarriage benefits
adults more than children
what happens in step families
blame, rejection, anger, distrust, and bonding difficulty
disruption of daily routines, siblings and half sibling disputes
does structure determine funciton
no
cohabitation
together but not married
what is the norm for young adults and divorced older adults
cohabitation
what does cohabitation provide
sexual
emotional
economic benefit
cohbatioation to children
disruption
lower achievement in school with who’s absence
father
what is healthier, joint custody or full
when both parents are directly involved in caregiving, children of divorce are healthier, physically and emotionally than when one parent has custody
mothers gatekeeping
fathers involvement depends on mother
extended families
grandparents, aunts, uncles
when are extended families benefical
infancy
three factors increase the likelihood of family dysfunction
frequent changes
poverty
conflict
family instability increases children’s
internalizing and externalizing problems and health
what are useful coping measures in middle childhood
routines
what affect how children react
temperament and family circumstances
family stress model
any risk factor damages a family only if it increases the stress on that family