FCSE 3120 Lecture 3: Lecture 3
16 Jan 2019
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What determines parenting style: parent"s personal psychological resources, unique characteristics of the child, contextual sources of stress and support. Nonaccidental injury of a child by a parent or other responsible caretaker occurs. Harming a child through the lack of either proper care or adequate supervision. What are the determinants of abusive parenting styles: parental characteristics. Parents who were abused (3x more likely: child characteristics. Family system that is predisposed it toward the scapegoating of children. Four factors to transition to parenthood: do parents want to be parents, anticipatory socialization or training they have received, clarity of role demands of parenthood, amount of support for transition. Clear idea of roles and responsibilities but unable to fulfill them in a way that satisfies their own expectations. Feeling of impossibility to fulfill all roles (work and family) Refers to the adult"s ability to care for another person. Generativity has a broader meaning then just having children.
