PSY 302- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 31 pages long!)
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Microsystem: the child, family, day care, preschool (direct influence on development) Mesosystem: schools, peer groups, relationship between mother and school. Exosystem: parent"s work, school board, social media (environmental influence) Family: a social system or network of reciprocal relationships. Family structure: nuclear families (f + m + c, extended families (nuclear + relatives, single-parent families, blended families. Survival of offspring: attending to their needs. Economic function: providing the means for them to acquire the skills and resources needed to be economically productive. Cultural training: teaching children the basic values of the culture. Developmental perspective: family dynamics may change as children grows older, with changes in parents and/or family structure. Biological characteristics (e. g. , temperaments) of family members affect family interactions. Acceptance/responsiveness (permissiveness): the extent to which parents are supportive, sensitive, and responsive. Demandingness/control (restrictiveness): the amount of regulation and control that parents undertake.
