HDFS 1070 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Parenting Styles, Social Control, Individuation

• School: UConn
• Department: Human Development and Family Studies
• Course: HDFS 1070
• Professor: Ronald Sabatelli

Document Summary

Vertical stress (w/ family vs. w/o family) Coping resources (ie. talking to an expert, social support) Taking the roles of mom and dad . Moms will do this more than dads. Mothers are the gatekeepers of information for the men. The wives tend to take on the housework and parenting roles. The husbands tend to be the helpers instead of partners. Anxiety, stress, emotional support, and empathic responsiveness. There is less support given because of stress but both need more support. A new identity (ie. mother and father) and the behaviors associated with them (you cannot have a new role without a new identity) Control - demandingness (regulating for social situation) Parents will parent their children in response to how they were parented !! Mothers spend much more time with their children than fathers do. Mothers give care and supervision while fathers play and give stimulation.