PSY311H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Parenting Styles, These Kids, Collectivism
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Psy311- lecture 16 & 17 march 17 &19, 2014. Reciprocal influence between parents and children, for example a child who is very difficult will cause the parent to provide harsh discipline. So the child will determine how the parent will treat him. The child is active and his temperament determines how the parent might treat him. Origin of parental behavior: universal attributes, culture-specific attributes. Differences in individualistic and collectivistic cultures. example, different social class, parents have their own personality, parents" interests, etc. differences in parenting within the same culture, for: individual attributes: Parental belief systems: what parents think about parenting is just as important as what they actually do as parents. For example, some might think that adulthood is tough so we better prepare the child so that they can cope with life. Different types of parenting behaviors based on what happens around you.
