SOC-12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Attachment Theory, Parenting Styles, Psychoanalytic Theory
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Until the mid-1800s children were viewed as an economic asset. Instead of covering their own expenses through labour parents now had to provide: In north america, a parent will know they are successful when: Developmental stages as stages of cognitive development: Individual unit is the parent-child dyad or family unit. Learning to take on a social role and learning that there are social rules for these roles. Learning that we can take on multiple roles. Since 1970 women have been more likely to return to work than stay at home to care for children. The effects in the data are small. The use of attachment theory may be problematic. As long as mom is not insensitive. From infancy through elementary school, parents have the most responsibility. Children who are spanked are more likely to: Many reasons individuals choose to have children. Relationships with children can either be unidirectional or bidirectional.
