Quiz #2 Flashcards
Families during the Middle Ages (400 - 1400)
family life centered around agriculture, extended families, and formal education was minimal and limited to the Catholic Church
Families during the Renaissance (1400 - 1600)
greater desire for understanding children, clothing for children became available, and advice for child-rearing became more widespread
Families during Ancient Times
two stages of the human lifespan were recognized: childhood and adulthood, during the pre-teen years, these children assumed adult status, along with the associated responsibilities and behaviors, women and children had very few rights and were considered to be the property of an adult male
Families during the Industrial Revolution
The father’s central role consisted of providing the economic support and moral and religious education for children, mothers in turn assumed responsibility for the character development and socialization of children, and in some very religious families, physical punishment for character molding continued
Families during Colonial America
children were seen as inherently depraved, bad, and in need of correction and guidance and aspects of childhood that are considered acceptable and developmentally appropriate today were, in Colonial times, viewed as manifestations of sin
John Locke (1697) was known for his “what” theory?
tabula rasa (blank slate)
John Watson (early 20th century) agreed with Locke and indicated that children could and should be influenced by ______ who could serve as moral examples.
adults
Cultural Relativism
tries to counter ethnocentrism by promoting the understanding of cultural practices that are unfamiliar to other cultures
Ethnocentrism
occurs when we use the understandings of our culture to compare, evaluate, and judge those others
Multicultural Competence
the ability to understand, appreciate and interact with people from cultures or belief systems different from one’s own
Satellite Babies/Children
in order to obtain the required education, or meet the stringent labor demands of the new host country, immigrants may ask their own parents in another cultural context to raise their preschool children
Anchor Babies/Children
immigrants have offspring in their new host country providing legitimate access to legal residence for child’s parents
Cultural Disorientation
Changing cultures may be as disorienting as music changing mid-dance. When one is still anticipating the rhythm of a familiar tango, the sudden change to a waltz requires a whole new angle of attack
_______ is most likely the most distinct force affecting relocating families
Poverty
Enculturation
home culture brought to host country
Acculturation
once the host country’s culture is integrated into home country’s culture
Heritage Culture
the willingness of migrants and immigrants to find the level of assimilation best suited to integrate successfully may contribute to the family’s well-being
Etic
(culturally universal) draws together those cultural components that we share universally
Emic
(culturally specific) refers to what identifies us, or makes us culturally unique
Socialization
the set of interpersonal processes through which cultural meaning is passed on and changed
Developmental Parenting
appropriate for a particular child, acknowledging their individual and unique abilities while also considering their developmental age
Family Systems Approach
acknowledge the family as a system with its own rules and effects as a result of the relationships between members of that family and behavior is not generated within one person only; a relationship can elicit its own behavioral outcomes
Freud (blegh)
Father of the psychoanalytic theory
Id (pleasure seeking), ego (reality/mediator), superego (morals)
Dreams
Subconscious
Id
pleasure seeking