CFS 220 Study Guide - Final Guide: Spender, Truancy, Joint Custody
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The loss of a mother will be one of the most significant deaths ever to experience. He is seen as the provider and protector. Either very involved or not involved at all. Fathers want to be involved but there is little research about how father"s experience fatherhood; this info usually comes from the biological mother. Psychoanalytic theory: unconscious, id is demanding; the ego mediates between id and superego; superego keeps the id in check. Psychosocial theory: stresses parental and societal responsibilities; erickson"s eight stages. Behaviorism: reinforcement- increased desired behavior vs punishment: decrease undesired behavior; we need more reinforcement in raising children! Social learning theory: modeling and serving as examples; children are like wet cement and can be molded and affected, both positively and negatively. (children"s personalities are complete by the age of 6) Cognitive developmental theory- assimilation (new info fits into a schema) and accommodations (adjust to schema); mental maps. Symbolic interaction theory- self emerges out of interactions with others;
