Relational Influences

Question 1

socialisation

Answer 1

The process whereby we acquire beliefs, values and behaviours, that are thought to be important

Question 2

agents of socialisation

Answer 2

family
peers
media
school

Question 3

attachment

Answer 3

close emotional bond with a partner / caregiver

- important in infant life

Question 4

Mary Ainsworth (1970)

Answer 4

• strange situation classification
• measures the security of attachment in 1 year olds and 2 year olds
• set up in a small room
• has different situations where the stranger interacts with child
• measures 4 categories of behaviour
• seperation anxiety, infants willingness to explore, stranger anxiety, reunion behaviour

Question 5

3 categories infants can be classified into

Answer 5

type a: anxious avoidant - avoids mother, ignores

type b: secure infants, explores freely

type c: anxious resistant, violent

Question 6

5 different categories of play

Answer 6

• solitary play
• playing by oneself, not paying attention to others
• onlooker playing
• watching others play but not joining in
• parallel playing
• playing alongside others but not making contact
• associative play
• playing with others, no rules and little organisation
• co-operative play
• has rules, roles in groups

Question 7

clique

Answer 7

small group of friends which has the same morales, ideas, mannerisms and themes
- usually same sex
4-8 members

Question 8

Social Categorisation

Answer 8

Process of identifying a person as members of certain groups

Question 9

authoritarian parenting

Answer 9

• children are expected to follow the strict rules
• high demands need to be met
• punished if these are not met
• does not take into consideration the child

Question 10

authoritative parenting

Answer 10

• has rules but listens to children

- if rules and demands are not met, they are more forgiving and nurturing

Question 11

permissive parenting

Answer 11

• few demands
• responsive
• low expectations, rarely discipline their children

Question 12

uninvolved parenting

Answer 12

• rarely makes contact with children
• some may even neglect children
• few demands

Question 13

cults

- why do people join

Answer 13

• offers friendship, value, social interaction,

Question 14

things cults have in common

Answer 14

• dedicated to a person, creed
• have initiation process
• reprogram how people think
• to break you and then remake yoh

Question 15

5 things that make cults dangerous

Answer 15

• forces you to sever ties with others
• makes u depend on the cult
• sleep deprivation, long hours of physical and mental activity,
• must have unquestionable allegiance and obedience
• make members do illegal things for money
• leaving is made to sound stupid and bad, leaving = death