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Parenting Exam 1
Chapter 1- Ecology of Parent-Child Relations
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Social Work
Undergraduate 4
09/17/2012

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Ecology
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An interdisciplinary branch of biology that examines the interrelationships between organisms and their environment. 

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The parenthood role is a ___ of different but related behaviors.
Definition
complex
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socialization
Definition
learning how to conform to the conventional ways of behavior
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Characteristics of Parenthood
Definition
-Relationship between parents and children is a subsystem of the larger social system we call family

-Parenthood is a developmental role

-Parenthood is a social construct
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Three philosophies of child rearing during the Industrial Revolution Era;
Definition
-Calvinism
-Environmentalism
-Early Developmentalism
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Calvinism
Definition
strongest approach, advocated stern, harsh use of physical punishment
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Environmentalism
Definition
tabula rasa, John locke
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Early Developmentalism
Definition
-ignorant of right rather than bent to wrong
1. role of meeting children's development needs
2. role parents play in shaping children's personality
3. effects of neglect and harsh punishment as well as gentle care and nurturance on children's developmental progress
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8 factors that effect Parenthood
Definition
-cultural influences
-developmental time
-primary parenting functions
-family of origin influences
-child influences
-disciplinary approach
-family ecological factors
-attitudes and parenting styles
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structure
Definition
providing children with the means to regulate their lives and to lay the foundation upon which a child's personality is formed and expressed.
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nurturance
Definition
unconditional love
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assertive care
Definition
involves noticing, understanding, and responding to the behavioral cures and verbal requests that children pose to parents.
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supportive care
Definition
when adults offer care to children but allow them the freedom to accept or reject
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social competence:
Definition
a group of attributes that are believed to be essential in assisting a person to make full uses of his or her personal resources to cope productively with the circumstances of life
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