Sociology 2235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Sandwich Generation, Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Parenting Styles
27 Jul 2013
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Infants initiate many parental gestures (responses, reactions etc) which become part of babies environment that shapes their lifestyle/attitudes/beliefs. Within interactional and transactional + behaviour genetics perspectives, parents and children interact w/ and influence one another"s bhvrs and attitudes. Canadian national longitudinal survey of children and youth found that maternal depression and children"s bhvrial prblms interacted, worsening over time in a bidirectional pattern. Where parents ensure child understanding of and eventual internalization of society"s rules. Literature/research on parents socialization practices fail to address the moral context of our society. Warmth, respect for child"s individuality, and psychological autonomy with monitoring of their activities and whereabouts. Firm, yet loving, involved and make demands for age-appropriate bhvrs. Parents explain reasons for their demands and consequences for not complying. Rules and appropriate punishment (reasonable and when necessary increases effectiveness of reasoning for small children) Warmth and monitoring correlated with successful child and adolescent outcomes.
