Final exam SD Flashcards
Family Systems Theory
Interconnections between different family relationships
Couple System
When parents support each other, more likely to also support the child
Model appropriate and healthy relationships
Role of parenting
Socialization
Discipline
Modelling (explicit teaching and implicit teaching)
Child characteristics of authoritative parenting style
Energetic - friendly
Child characteristics ofauthoritarian parenting styles
conflicted - irritable.
Child characteristics of permissive parenting style
impulsive - aggressive
Child characteristics of invinvolved parenting style
Impulsive - aggressive - noncompliant and moody.
Birth order matters. Eldest vs later children
Eldest: is more helpful, conscientious, self-controlled and more mature
for the later children.: they tend to be less fearful, the have better coping mechanisms and more self confidence.
Traditional cultures:
less responsive and affectionate
Individualistic cultures
more emphasis on autonomy, competition, expression of emotion
Collectivist cultures
more emphasis on social harmony, cooperation, empathy, and (sometimes) adherence to authority
Foster Family
Temporary removal of child from family and placed in government-regulated alternatives
With other family members
With foster family
Group homes etc.
Duplessis Orphans
institutionalization
Illegitimate children – children of unmarried, young mothers
Forcibly removed from homes
Cultivation Theory
Media CULTIVATES youths’ interests, motives, and beliefs about the world
Use and Gratification Approach
Youth choose the media that they are exposed to
here we have control