PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Social Emotions

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Daniel Levitin

Document Summary

Parents+ have+ multiple+ influences+ on+ their+ children"s+ attitudes,+ values,+ and+ religious+ beliefs. + Divorce+is+associated+with+numerous+problems+in+children,+although+some+especially+intelligent,+ mature+and+responsible+children+cope+well+with+the+divorce. +those+from+divorced+parents+tend+ to+do+worse+in+school,+have+more+conduct+disorders+and+psychological+problems,+and+have+poor+ social+ relations+ and+ low+ selfgesteem. + they+ are+ also+ more+ likely+ to+ get+ divorced+ as+ adults+ (gene+ passing+or+continued+negative+influence)++ People+ who+ get+ divorced+ differ+ in+ important+ ways+ from+ those+ that+ don"t,+ and+ these+ personal+ factors+might+interfere+with+their+ability+to+be+effective+parents. ++ An+alarming+number+of+single+mothers+live+in+poverty,+and+rely+on+assistance+to+provide+for+their+ children. +divorce+is+associated+with+a+decline+in+financial+resources,+which+predicts+the+negative+ outcomes+ of+ divorce. + when+ the+ father+ stays+ involved+ in+ parenting+ both+ economically+ and+ emotionally+,+divorce"s+negative+effects+are+reduced+considerably. ++ Many+ of+ the+ differences+ have+ something+ to+ do+ with+ socialization+ and+ genetics. + sex:+ refers+ to+ biological+differences+and+gender+to+express+socialization+differences. +this+distinction+is+difficult+ because+ the+ biological+ and+ psychosocial+ aspects+ of+ being+ female+ or+ male+ are+ so+ entwined+ that+ they+aren"t+separable. + Gender( schemas:+ cognitive+ structures+ that+ influence+ how+ people+ perceive+ the+ behaviours+ of+ females+and+males. ++ The+ behaviours+ boys+ and+ girls+ display+ are+ determined+ in+ part+ by+ cultural+ rules+ about+ sexg appropriate+behaviours. ++ Thus,+gender+identity+isn"t+solely+shaped+by+weather+a+person+is+being+treated+as+a+boy+or+a+girl;+ biology+ has+ a+ strong+ effect+ on+ whether+ people+ identify+ themselves+ as+ female+ or+ male. + in+ the+