quiz 15: lecture 20/ch.14 Flashcards
Social systems perspective
the family as a complex set of interacting relationships
direct effects
indirect effects
coparenting
mutually supporting each other’s parenting behaviors
child rearing styles
set emotional climate of parent child interaction
parental warmth
parental rejection
parental control and demandingness
authoritative child rearing
bidirectional communication
high demand
high warmth
relationship reciprocal
result
- well liked
- academic competence
direct effects
any pair of family members affects and is affected by each other’s behavior
indirect effects
relationship between 2 individuals in a family is modified by the behavior or attitudes of a 3rd member
authoritarian
controlling
power assertive
high demand
low support
permissive
high support
low demand
indulgent
low in control
disengaged
low in both
neglecting
psychological control
parents attempt to take advantage of children’s psychological needs by intruding on and manipulating their verbal expressions, individuality and attachments to parents
parenting styles and ethnicity authoritarian
if not excessive–> not associated with negative outcomes
if more collectivist society–> authoritarian parenting not done with negative feelings–> not associated with child low self-esteem
divorce
children at greater risk for short/long term psych behavior academica and relationship problems
divorce theories
absence theory
economic disadvantage
conflict theory
absence theory
children suffer b/c 1 rather than 2 parents
economic disadvantage theory
post divorce economic hardship
conflict theory
houshold hostility exists prior and during divorce
divorce not a single event
things will get better once parents are separated
males and divorce
more familial stress
more likely to be involved in conflict
less likely to be supported in times of stress
coercive circles
coercive cirlces
starts with negative affect
escaleates negatively
negative reinforcement
- mother leaves(negative part)
- talking back(reinforced)
females and divorce
more social support
serves as freind who can console mother who is sad/depressed–> relationship strengthened
increased responsibility in house–> increase personality androgeny–> increas self-esteem/independence
visitation
visit immediately after can be a good buffer–> continuity
girls less likely to be visited
custodial parent gatekeeper
custodial parent absorbs bumps
pity feelings for non custodial parent
less visiting in adolesence
corregulation
a form of supervision in which parents exercise general oversight while letting children take charge of moment-by-moment desicion making
autonomy
a sense of onself as a separate self governing individual
extended family household
one or more adult relatives live with the parent-child nuclear family unit
blended/reconstructed family
divorced parent remarries or cohabits
self-care children
5-14 yr olds who regularly take care of themselves after school
