APSY2240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Only Child, Single Parent, Epigenetics

• School: Boston College
• Department: Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
• Course: APSY2240
• Professor: Julia Whitcavitch- Devoy

Document Summary

Escaping gloverville for the city, better education, better job. The grass is always greener on the other side. When she was in gloversville, she wanted to be elsewhere. When she was elsewhere, she wanted to return to gloversville. When she was in gloversville, her family was impossible to be with. When she was elsewhere, she wanted to return to family. He always had to include his mother"s needs in moving his own family. Moving to college was a difficult challenge because his mom still went with him. Mom was constantly wanting independence but still calling richard her. Rock and being funny dependent on him - financially, emotionally, etc. To the extent that it may have hurt his mother"s independence and his own family life. Hindered by having to live with richard"s mom. Sharing a trailer and having to whisper in their room so she couldn"t hear them. Barbara is raising her kids and also caring for jean.