PSY 3123 Study Guide - Final Guide: Child Care, Day Care, Income Tax

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: Julie Desjardins

Document Summary

Simple step families are declining and complex are increasing. Increase in the parents having a child together. Over the past 15 years, proportion of simple stepfamilies has declined while proportion of complex stepfamilies has grown (see figure 11. 1). The growth in the proportion of complex stepfamilies is primarily due to an increase in the number in which the parents have a child together. Parents in step families are older, because this is their second family union. Step family parents more likely to be in common law than mariage traditional family roles (female is there for emotional well being, and male the breadwinner) In successful remarriages usually the step parent is seen as an adult friend rather than a parent to the stepchild. Sensitive to conflict (more open communication and greater awareness of the partners feelings) Step parents may compete for attention with the stepchild because their relationship came first.