FRHD 3040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Stratification

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

Document Summary

Social position and social stratification constructs at the core of theoretical formulation of childre(cid:374)"s develop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. Integration of social class, culture, ethnicity, and race at core of theoretical formulations on child development. Importance of racism, prejudice, discrimination, oppression, and segregation to the development of minority children and families. Generalization of issues to ethnic and minority groups: african americans and mainland puerto ricans as examples. Involuntary minority: no realistic understanding of racial and ethnic groups in the usa by early theorists or researchers (stereotypes and/or distortion of their lifestyles) Expanded role of family and kin networks. Dominant conceptual frameworks of development in children of colour. Relationship between unique pathways of development and parenting. Many of the same developmental tasks that all parent face. More difficult times facing the many tasks that they have as parents. Inadequate financial resources: roles of education, high proportion of single parents, grandparents as primary parent.