PSYC 314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Family Therapy, Midlife Crisis, Sandwich Generation
27 Feb 2018
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In early adolescence there is an increase of conflict between the adolescent and the parent. Not necessarily more parent-child fighting, but there are more changes in parent-child relationships during this time: parents and children often agree on basic core values. Fights are often around smaller topics like cleaning your bedroom, curfews, and what youth wear: disagreements stem from different perspectives on issues and violations of expectations. Clash is over the definition of the issue (whether something is a matter of safety rather than a matter of personal choice, than over the specific details. Parents: parental jurisdiction, youth: private space and tidiness as a personal choice: adolescents rarely rebel against their parents for the sake of rebelling. Adolescents are more likely to agree with parents on a moral issue, and less so to agree if it is a personal issue: adolescence is a period of change and reorganization in family relationships.
