CFD 135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Parenting Styles, Social Science, Advise
10 Jun 2018
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CH 9 RAISING CHILDREN IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY
-Family Groups with Children under 18
Parenting is an enormously difficult task
Some advantages: higher levels of education, families are smaller (parents have fewer tasks than before)
Many types of family structures or forms
Marriage, single, multipartnered fertility, cohabitation
-Parents in the 21st Century America
Multipartered fertilit= a perso’s haig hildre ith ore tha oe parter
Regardless of living arrangements todays parents face questions not considered by parents several
decades ago (Parents face new dilemmas)
-Parenting challenges and resilience
Positive factors influencing parenting
Increased education
Fathers more emotionally involved
Fewer children exposed to violent crime than in the past
The internet provides information for parents regarding basically any situation
Communication technologies allow for more contact and engagement
(Lots of resources and exposure to child rearing techniques)
-parents should remember children are very resilient and have power to overcome adverse situations
-A STRESS MODEL OF PARENTAL EFFECTIVENESS (6 stressors)
-parenting role typically conflicts with working role
-must rear children in diverse society with conflicting values
-over past 50 years parentig has eoe hoie of a, ut soietal ies do’t alas ath
-parents are given full responsibility for raising successful kids, but their authority is often questioned
--Stress that parents experience from sources such as job demands, financial worries, concerns about
neighborhood safety, feeling stigmatized due to stereotypes- causes:
Parental Frustration, Anger and Depression, Increasing Likelihood of Household Conflict
---The Transition to Parenthood
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Many fathers and mothers are worried about becoming parents
Rossi analyzed transition to parenthood. Much more difficult than other adult transitions
In a classic analysis social scientist Alice Rossi wrote that the transition to parenthood is very difficult for
several reasons:
Abrupt change to 24 hour duty, and no experience with child care before
Interruptions in sleep, work, leisure time
Parents can feel disconnected and isolated-may not have adequate support
Necessitates changes in relationships sexually and emotionally. Also causes less time together as a
couple
Paradox of parenting where parents feel overwhelmed (motivation should be child serving as love joy
and satisfaction)
GENDER AND PARENTHOOD
--Doing motherhood
Mothers expected to assume responsibility of primary psychological parent
Women today must balance careers and motherhood
Mothers define quality time as having heart-to-heart talks or engaging in child-centered activities
Fathers define quality time as being at home, and being available if needed
20% mothers are single mothers
Only about 5% of fathers are single fathers
Research shows fathers involvement is associated with positive cognitive emotional and social outcomes
SINGLE MOTHERHOOD
Single mothers are aware that to be married is the cultural ideal
A private safety net is associated ith hildre’s etter adjustet
Many single mothers choose further education. However, the stresses of single parenthood often result
in less effective parenting behaviors
TIME WITH CHILDREN
Can be really hard to make time
One way that mothers cope with time pressures is by taking their babies to exercise classes
DOING FATHERHOOD
Father’s involvement leads to positive cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes
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Document Summary
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