PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Parenting Styles, Gamble-Skogmo, Nuclear Family
27 Jun 2018
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PSY3123A
Dr. Mary-Theresa Howard
1. Ch 6 Bringing Up Baby
25.06.18
Socialization Across the Life Cycle
Process of Socialization
Socialization is the process of passing on a culture’s ways of thinking and acting
While this usually occurs during childhood, the process continues through adulthood
oStarts with parents as early as in utero; learn to recognize voices and tones (nonverbal pers)
Learning can occur through explicit instruction, through the assumptions by which parents and others
treat children and adults, and through observation of other ppl’s behaviour
Indiviudal Influences – develop sense of their identity, status, and roles in society
Acquire the basic knowledge needed to survive physically and the skill needed to take part in social life
Socialization of children occurs first in families and includes other close family members
Most theories of the family look at how values and norms of a culture are passed on to new members of
the society
Value of Children and Socialization
How we socialize children reflect what we expect of their future and it reflects the values place on them
Canada’s early years, children were often employed
20th c saw the arrival of the economically worthless but emotionally priceless child, who was expected to
provide emotional satisfaction for the parents
increasingly, childhood came to be regarded as a special time, and was differentiated from adulthood
oi.e children tv channels, computer learning games, influence of social media
Socializers
Parents
Family structure – number, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, and age of child’s parent figures help to
shape the child
oChildren who grow up in two-parent families, one-parent families, and stepfamilies have
different socializing techniques
wellbing of children in different family situations
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Document Summary
Socialization is the process of passing on a culture"s ways of thinking and acting. While this usually occurs during childhood, the process continues through adulthood: starts with parents as early as in utero; learn to recognize voices and tones (nonverbal pers) Learning can occur through explicit instruction, through the assumptions by which parents and others treat children and adults, and through observation of other ppl"s behaviour. Indiviudal influences develop sense of their identity, status, and roles in society. Acquire the basic knowledge needed to survive physically and the skill needed to take part in social life. Socialization of children occurs first in families and includes other close family members. Most theories of the family look at how values and norms of a culture are passed on to new members of the society. How we socialize children reflect what we expect of their future and it reflects the values place on them. Canada"s early years, children were often employed.
