SW 310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Hypervigilance, Child Protective Services, Intellectual Disability
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Chapter 4: social development in infancy and childhood. Socialization: the process whereby children acquire knowledge about the language, values, etiquette, rules, behaviors, social expectations, and all the subtle, complex bits of information necessary to get along and thrive in a particular society. Family structure: the nuclear family as well as non-traditional alternatives to the nuclear family which are adopted by people in committed relationships and the people they consider to be family . Primary group: people who have close personal relationships, interact often with each other, have shared expectations regarding how members in the group should behave, and are exposed to the same ongoing forces and experiences. There are many types of families: single-parent, stepfamily, blended family: any nontraditional configuration who live together, are committed to each other, and perform functions traditionally assumed by families. The effectiveness of a family depends on two main things: how well they function, how well they communicate.
