FRHD 3040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mary Ainsworth, Cultural Mandate, John Bowlby

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3040
• Professor: David Green

Document Summary

Hobbesian perspective (20th century: ta(cid:373)i(cid:374)g of the (cid:272)hild"s (cid:449)ill, religious and cultural mandate, miniature monarchy, unquestioned obedience of children, parents are responsible for making sure children are properly trained. Inherent sinfulness of child: firm discipline, corporal punishment, strict obedience and submission was expected, child always wants to do wrong, so have you have to ensure there is firm discipline. Children as objects parents socialize: children were seen as objects that can be treated any how to be socialized by parents. Equal agency of the child and the parent: over time, there was equality of personal worth between parents and children. Three outstanding features of parent-child relations: developmental parenting, focuses on fact that changes take place as both the parent and child experience growth and development over time, bidirectional parenting. Influence role in both directions; parent influences child, child influences parent: life span parenting, parents have an influence on you from life to death, behaviour, competence, etc.