PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Coparenting, Acculturation, Parenting Styles
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Socialization: to the process by which children acquire the beliefs, motives, values, and behaviours deemed significant and appropriate by older members of their society. Family: two or more person related by birth, marriage, adoption or choice who have emotional ties and responsibilities to each other. Social systems: networks of reciprocal relationships and alliances that are constantly evolving and are greatly affected by community and cultural influences. Traditional nuclear family: a family unit consisting of a wife/ mother, a husband/father, and their dependent child (ren). Direct effect: instances in which any pair of family members affects and is affected by each other"s behavior. Indirect, or third party, effect: instances in which the relationship between two individuals in a family is modified by the behavior or attitudes of a third family member. Co-parenting: circumstance in which parents mutually support each other and function as a cooperative parenting team.