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Reproductions
Economic servies
Social Order
Socialization
Emotional Support |
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| Social Systems perspective |
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| viewing the family as a set of complex interacting relationships influenced by the larger social context |
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| implies a network of interdependant relationships |
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Bidirectional Influences - all parties influence each other
Direct Influences - how people act with each other
Indirect Influences - 'third parties' that affect family members |
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Marriage strained
Later parenthood eases transition
Roles often become more traditional |
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| Types of Child Rearing Styles |
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Definition
Authoritative
Authoritarian
Permissive
Uninvolved |
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predicts maturity and adjustment
positive emotional context
more bidirectional parent-child relationship |
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| form of supervision where parents show geneeral oversight while letting children make moment-by-moment decisions |
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| Changes in Family Lifestyles |
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Definition
Large to Small
One child
Adoptive
Gay & Lesbian parents
Single Parents
Divorced parents
Blended Families |
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Difficult for first-born
Infants find older sibling comforting |
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Rivalry increases
Still provide companionship & emotional support
Destructive = negative outcomes
get along = positive outcomes |
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| Advantages of One-Child Families |
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Definition
HIgh self-esteem & motivation
Do better in school
Closer relationship with parents |
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Poverty
Poor child outcomes |
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Term
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Definition
Rate declined in the past ten years
2/3 remarry
40.7% in canada |
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Definition
instability
conflict
young children blame themselves
middle express emotional and behavior upset
oldest take on parenting role |
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Definition
most common
boys adjust quickly
girls adapt less favorably |
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reduced father-child contact
children in fathers custody often react negatively
girls and stepmom slow to get along at first |
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| Benefits of Maternal Employment |
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Definition
High self-esteem
Positive family and peer relationships
Fewer gender sterotypes
Better Grades
More father involvement. |
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| Drawbacks of Maternal Employment |
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Definition
Less time for children
Family-work conflicts
risk of ineffective parenting. |
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| When is child supervision needed in NL |
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