PSY210H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Parenting Styles, Stepfamily, Coparenting
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Lesson 11 family influences: socialization refers to the process by which parents and others ensure that a child"s standards of behaviour, attitudes, skills, and motives conform closely to those deemed appropriate to their role in society. The marital system: when partners offer each other emotional and physical support and comfort, the likelihood that they will provide the same kind of support and caring to their children is greatly increased. Partners are more likely to revert to traditional gender roles (women take care of the children and stay at home while men work to provide for the family). Women"s satisfaction with marriage declines more than men"s after having a child: children who are temperamentally difficult or handicapped often contribute to heightened family stress that may translate to marital conflict. The parent-child system: the 4 parenting styles tend to reflect two primary dimensions of behaviour, emotionality: parents can be warm, responsive, and child-centered in their approach to their offspring.
