PSYCH 3JJ3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Electrodermal Activity, Conduct Disorder, Twin
11 Dec 2019
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Chapter 7: family early and enduring life influences. A social unit in which adults" spouses or partners and their children share economic, social, and emotional rights and responsibilities and a sense of commitment and identification. Family structure varies, but all families have similar functions. Earliest and most sustained source of social contact. Offer the most intense and enduring of all interpersonal bonds. Share memories of the past and expectations for the future. A group of people composed of interdependent members and subsystems; changes in the behaviour of one member of the family affect the functioning of the other members. The process by which parents and others teach children the standards of behaviour, attitudes, skills, and motives deemed appropriate for their society. Family members influence each other both directly and indirectly. Direct effects e. g. spouses praising or criticizing each other; parents hugging or spanking children; children clinging or talking back to parents.
