Lesson 1 Flashcards
What is the definition of a parent?
A person’s father or mother
Oxford English Dictionary
What does parenting entail?
To be or act as a mother or father to someone or the process of caring for a child or children
Oxford English Dictionary
Define parenthood.
The state of being a parent and the responsibilities involved
What is child rearing?
Raising / bringing up children
What is socialisation in the context of parenting?
The role that parents play in children’s development
How does Maccoby (2007) define socialisation?
The processes whereby naïve individuals are taught the skills, behaviour patterns, values, and motivations needed for competent functioning in the culture in which the child is growing up
When did early efforts to study parenting begin?
1920s/30s
Who was G. Stanley Hall?
Key figure in the development of parenting research; 1st programme of family research; pioneered use of questionnaires
Who is known as the father of behaviourism?
John B. Watson
What was the focus of Watson’s work?
Environmentalist perspective; classical conditioning for learning
What was the first parenting study?
Questionnaire about child discipline techniques (Sears, 1899)
When was the first child study centre established?
In Iowa in 1917
What significant journal was launched in 1930?
Child Development
Name one of the landmark studies in child rearing research.
Baldwin, Kalhorn and Breese (1945) – Parents with democratic child-rearing styles had most competent children
What did Sears, Maccoby and Levin (1957) find?
Maternal practices vary widely
What did Baumrind (1971) establish?
A typology of parenting
Who conducts parenting/child-rearing research?
- Psychologists
- Anthropologists
- Biologists
- Educators
- Doctors
- Sociologists
- Social workers
- Paediatricians
What is the science of parenting concerned with?
How children develop and the role of parents in influencing socialisation & individuation
What are some changes linked to becoming a parent?
- Physical changes
- Joy at raising a child
- Lack of time and sleep
- New responsibilities
- Finances
- Support
- New friends/networks
- Loss of old friends
- New decisions to make
True or False: ‘Facts’ in parenting research are often fixed or immutable.
False
Complete the quote by John Wilmot: ‘Before I got married, I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have ______.’
six children and no theories
