AHSC 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gender Identity, Diana Baumrind, Parenting Styles

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Appl. Hum. Sc.
• Course: AHSC 220
• Professor: Allan Smith

Document Summary

Parenting styles imp: diana baumrind focuses on four aspects of family functioning: know this! Authoritarian parenting style: a style of parenting that is low in nurturance and communication, but high in control and maturity demands. Permissive parenting style: a style of parenting that is high in nurturance and low in maturity demands, control, and communication. Authoritative parenting: style a style of parenting that is high in nurturance, maturity demands, control, and communication. Uninvolved/disengaged parenting style: a style of parenting that is low in nurturance, maturity demands, control, and communication. This style produces the most consistently negative outcomes: canadian parenting styles imp. About 33% are authoritative (best) ltm: they scored above average on all key measures of parenting practice, only 1 in 5 children had behavioural problems. 15% scored low similar to uninvolved. 25% were permissive: almost half of these children had behavioural problems, sadly, about 40% are uninvolved/permissive.