Nov 19 Raising Children

Question 1

socialization

Answer 1

the process of passing on a culture’s ways of thinking and acting through formal (explicit instruction) and informal (observation) processes

• produces and shapes new individuals who will be prepared to take their place in society as adults through the passing on of cultural knowledge of how to survive and participate in social life
• changes overtime with social and cultural changes in what is appropriate social behaviour

Question 2

Explain how the expectations and values about children have changed overtime, from Canada’s early years until now.

Answer 2

• in Canada’s early years, children had labour value, ex. not uncommon for children aged 5-12 to be employed
• the value placed on children shifted in the 1920s as the interest in psychology, sociology, universities, and child labour rights increased, Industrial Revolution, universal education
• 20th century: parents could now afford for their kids not to work, kids labour value not as important as emotional value, children expected to provide emotional satisfaction for parents
• childhood came to be regarded as a special time that was increasingly differentiated from adulthood
• parents place their value in how children turn out, success of child is valued

Question 3

agent of socialization;

Answer 3

the individuals, groups and institutions that create the social context in which socialization takes place, through which `individuals learn and incorporate the values and norms of their culture as well as their various positions in the social structure in such terms as class, race and gender

Question 4

Explain the 4 parenting types.

Answer 4

1. authoritarian; the drill-sergeant - demanding but unresponsive
2. permissive; quick to respond, but demand little children
3. authoritative; a middle position - high expectations, but responsive to children’s needs
4. uninvolved; low in demands and responsiveness

Question 5

routines

Answer 5

a sequence or program of actions regularly followed, involve little conscious thought, without routines people experience anxiety and stress, everyday life things done for survival
-children who live in homes with fluctuating routines feel stress, but adapt to cope

Question 6

family traditions

Answer 6

aggregate of attitudes, ideas and ideals, and environment, which a person inherits from his/her parents and ancestors, fosters a collective identity and shared sense of history

Question 7

rituals

Answer 7

an act or series of acts done in a particular situation and in the same way each time, events that tell families “This is who we are”, can be within a routine, reaffirms a shared sense of memory, experience, and history, ex. Sunday dinner

Question 8

What percent of families have one child at home? 2 children? 3+ children?

Answer 8

45% of families, 1 child at home
38% of families, 2 at home
16% of families, 3+ at home

Question 9

What are some examples of other agents of socialization other than parents?

Answer 9

• siblings
• schools (teachers and peers)
• the media
• neighbourhood
• child care
• religious leaders, public figures

Question 10

gender socialization

Answer 10

the process through which male and females learn maleness/femaleness in terms of behaviour, gender is not genetic, effects sibling dynamics, ex. gendered chores

Question 11

Generation Z

Answer 11

people born after 1995, the most materially endowed, technologically saturated, formally educated generation our world has seen

• digital generation, because of overload of information, tend not to be very capable of critically evaluating resources
• globally aware
• live for instant gratification
• seek out captivating campaigns, experiences, and entertainment
• all information has to be broken down into bite-size, manageable pieces

Question 12

cohorts

Answer 12

a group of people, roughly the same age, living in the same historical time, share a common characteristic or experience within a defined period