PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cultural Diversity, Child Care, Generation Z

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: Guergana Roumenova Mileva;

Document Summary

Attachment styles: ainsworth strange situation video, assessment of quality of attachment to your caregiver. Aligned with the child; in tune with the child"s emotions. Ignored or didn"t see child"s needs; parental behaviour was frightening/traumatizing. Able to create meaningful relationships; able to set appropriate boundaries. Avoids closeness or emotional connection; distant; critical; rigid; intolerant. Anxious and insecure; controlling blaming; erratic; unpredictable; sometimes charming. Chaotic; insensitive; explosive; abusive; untrusting even while craving security. Socialization: lifelong process, helps the individual develop a sense of identity, status and roles in society, children who can"t read social cues are at a significant disadvantage, should understand that different cultures have different social cues (i. e. latin. American culture everyone is in each other"s space but north american"s enjoy personal space bubbles) Early canada: children were employed, assets to the family starting around age 7, helped family financially, childhood was not treated as very different from adulthood.