PSY311H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Tabula Rasa, Legal Liability, Psychological Abuse
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The transmission of standards of any given society from one generation to the next. Traditional theoretical/philosophical approaches as to why and how this takes place: The child is born complete and needs to be left alone to develop (child is active). The child is born a blank slate and everything needs to be taught (child is passive). Mutual adaptation between parent and child, where both play an active part. Legal implications of parental responsibility to socialize. (pagliocca et al. , 1995) Parental responsibility to socialize their children is elusive and ill defined. Parents" responsibilities are rooted in societies" interest in the healthy socialization of children as citizens and workers. Most parents never come in contact with the law about such issues, but socialization. What are parental legal duties? (pagliocca et al. , 1995: schooling: Parents and school system usually agree about values.
