PSYC 4240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Peer Pressure, Demography Of The United States, Parenting

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 4240
• Professor: Rosanne Menna

Document Summary

Adolescents unique challenges: autonomy, independence, influence of peers. Authoritarian parenting: high in control, value on obedience and respect for authority, low on warmth, do not encourage discussion, tend to employ harsh and coercive punishment. Permissive parenting: do not consistently enforce rules, grant child high degree of power in relationship, rarely punish. Authoritative parenting: warm and supportive, set standards, are firm, enforce rules, share power with child where appropriate (ex. Encourage verbal give and take, explain, show respect, allow child to have some input into decision-making) Method issue in research on parents and socialization. Dependence on parents for information regarding child"s behaviour and parents" parenting style. Participants are usually middle-class euro-north american or. Majority of research is correlational and cannot tell us whether it is the adult influencing the child. Having larger numbers of nonrelated adults with social networks associated with better school performance and attendance, more social behaviour amongst adolescent boys.