Parenting Styles (Exam #1) (SOCI203)

What are the 4 parenting styles?

1. authoritative

2. permissive

3. authoritarian

4. neglectful

Authoritative Parenting Style

general considered “ideal,” blends warmth and flexibility with setting clear expectations

• The child feels as if they are part of the family team

• You’re safe because I am in control, but I am sensitive to your needs

• Consequences enforced when a child knows about them in advance

Permissive Parenting Style

May see children as “friends,” emphasizing warmth and nurture

• Low expectations with limited discipline

• At the child’s beck and call

• Regina’s mom

Authoritarian Parenting Style

Strict rules with high standards and virtually no flexibility

• Lots of discipline

• You will listen to me and follow because I said so

• Use manipulation and shame to control

Neglectful Parenting Style

(may) fulfill basic needs, but give the child limited attention

• Provide neither nurture nor discipline

Do you inherit your parent’s parenting style?

Kind of

• Stronger similarities between like genders (eg. mother and daughter)

• Greater discontinuation with authoritarian parenting —> more permissive or authoritative

• Cultural shifts

What influences parenting style?

1. Your parents’ style

2. Social competence: emotional intelligence, assertion, conflict management,

   empathy, agency, social support, etc.

3. Race, gender, class, cultural background, etc.

4. Short-term circumstances

5. The needs of your specific child

Social competence

1. Emotional intelligence

2. Assertion

3. Conflict management

4. Empathy

5. Agency

6. Social support

7. Etc.

Parents as decision makers

Society relies on parents to make decisions for children

• Assumption that parents will make “better” decisions THAN the child

• Assumption that the adult will make whatever decision is in the best interest FOR the child, regardless of the impact on themselves

Many adults are ___ good at externally modeling decision-making processes to their children which ___

not; limits their ability to effectively prepare them for future decision-making

Build a moral foundation

How to become a “good” member of society

Impacts of socialization on language:

1. Children need socialization to develop

2. Need to observe and engage with others

3. Without socialization children fail to develop and may die

4. Why the nature vs. nurture question is so difficult

Households with ___ often contribute to ___ adjustment in children

marital conflict; negative

Marital conflict can be characterized by:

1. Frequency

2. Intensity

3. Content

4. How it is resolved

Concerted cultivation

Parenting style where parents actively and deliberately cultivate their child's development through structured activities and close involvement

• Typically associated with middle-class parents

Natural growth

Parenting style where children are allowed to develop more naturally with less structured activities

• Prioritize meeting basic needs and ensuring safety —> let the child develop on its own

• Typically associated with working-class parents

There can be ___ in the relationships with institutions due to the ___ differences in styles

barriers; class-based

Based on Lareau’s studies, most children in follow-up had ___ moved significantly up or down in social class —> demonstrating ___

not; long-term impact of childhood SES (or the cumulative advantage/disadvantage)

Closer relationships to those other than parents provides a key form of ___, which can alter some of the effects of parenting style, SES, etc.

social support

The US’s highly ___ culture has contributed to greater distance between family branches, (compared to other cultures’ close ties) which has ___ the significance of ___ in children’s lives.

individualistic; increased; parents