FHS 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mary Ainsworth, Object Permanence, Egocentrism
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21 Feb 2018
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Family Life Cycle
Defining a family
●Variety of definitions
○Traditional view: married heterosexual couple with children
●There is no typical family
●Dual-career family are common
○Unlike 1950s ideals
●Reversed role families
●Other family forms
○Single-parent families
○Stepfamilies
○Gay/lesbian families
○Three-generation families
●Legal definition: "A group of individuals who share ties of blood, marriage, or adoption;
a group residing together and consisting of parents, children, and other relatives by
blood or marriage; a group of individuals residing together who have consented to an
arrangement similar to ties of blood or marriage"
Impact of early development
●First 2-3 years of a child's life are the most influential
●Responsive nurturing environment fosters brain development
○Parents are around to help so brain develops rapidly
Attachment
●Mary Ainsworth strange situation experiment
○Linked to a variety of long term outcomes
●Secure attachment is the most common form of attachment across cultures
●Some cultures value children who obey commands over seeking comfort
○Leads to insecure attachment
●Children with disabilities may show atypical attachment
○Child misinterprets mother's signals
Attachment styles
●Secure attachment (loving parents)
○Sees parents as a secure base
○Child is confident that parents will meet their needs
■As an adult:
■Secure and connected to other adults
■Freedom in relationships
●Avoidant attachment (rejecting parents)