Family Flashcards
social systems perspective
viewing the family as a complex set of interacting relationships influenced by the larger social context
coparenting
mutually supporting each other’s parenting behaviors
child-rearing styles
combinations of parenting behaviors that occur over a wide range of situations, creating an enduring child-rearing climate
authoritatitve
high acceptance and involvement, adaptive control techniques, appropriate autonomy granting
authoritarian
low in acceptance and involvement, coercive behavioral, low autonomy granting
psychological control
take advantage of children’s psychological needs by intruding on and manipulating their verbal expressions, individuality and attachments to parents
permissive
warm and accepting but uninvolved
uninvolved
low in everything
coregulation
form of supervision in which parents exercise general oversight while letting children take charge of moment-by-moment decision making
autonomy
sense of oneself as a separate self-governing individual
extended-family household
help from others
blended reconstituted family
new family structure
self-care children
children who look after themselves during after-school hours