CFD 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Gender Role, Egocentrism
12 Feb 2019
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Parents continue to provide various kinds of support for their young adult children. The most common support is emotional support. College students also typically receive financial assistance from parents. Young adults often benefit from consultation with their parents regarding important decisions. Parents also provide financial, practical, & emotional assistance to them after they become parents, especially child care. 2 examples of scaffolding seen in two-parent families are emotional and practical support of each other"s parenting efforts. When parents work together the effectiveness of each parent"s childrearing efforts is promoted. Many couples today expect to work cooperatively in the care of their children. Examples of practical help that scaffold childrearing efforts include: Taking turns getting up with a crying baby, bathing children & preparing family meals. Parental modeling and parental attitudes about gender affect gender role beliefs. The parental division of labor during their midadolescence especially important. Higher participation in housework by fathers is associated with.
