PSYCH 2410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Parenting Styles, Diana Baumrind, Physical Attractiveness
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Why do we have families: 1. Family dynamics = how family operates as a whole: all members influence each other in multiple ways, not just behavior affects other family members, but nature too. (biological characteristics of parents and children: contributions to family dynamics: Parental socialization: socialization = process by which children acquire values, standards, skills, knowledge, and behaviors appropriate to their future role in their culture, 3 models of influence: All parents use these to socialize their children. Parenting styles: varies greatly from family to family, and even from child to child in a given family, two dimensions of special importance: Demandingness: degree of parental control: baumrind described 4 parenting styles: Set clear standards and limits, monitors behavior, firm enforcement of important limits. Low in antisocial behavior and drug use: 2. Use threats and punishments to exercise parental power. More likely to have trouble in school and use drugs: 4. Do not set limits or monitor child"s behavior.
