Definition of good parenting depends on... - correct answer ✔✔context
child
social environment
development
culture
time we live in
General conception of parenthood - correct answer ✔✔Originally referred to sexual reproduction
Primary purpose = take care of kids (until 18 y/o)
Humans vs. other species - correct answer ✔✔Longer caregiving period than other species
Develop slower than other species
Role of parenting - correct answer ✔✔Guardian
Teacher- used to be primary goal; shifted to schools
Socialization- social conventions, guiding behavior
Infant Mortality - correct answer ✔✔Prehistoric times... ~50% of kids never reach adulthood
Mortality remained until 20th cent.
Infant Mortality
(high threat of death forced...) - correct answer ✔✔Parents to disengage emotionally
Invest heavily in parent-child bonds (physical caretaking)
Ancient Greece & Rome - correct answer ✔✔Only recognized two stages of lifespan
, 1. Childhood (birth to 5-7 y/o)
2. Adulthood (5-7 y/o to death)
Paternalistic culture
Common sacrifices
Middle Ages
(400-1400) - correct answer ✔✔Extended family structures with agrarian lifestyles (rural, little
education)
No need for infant-caregiver trust (physical needs, no warmth)
Children considered mini-adults
Renaissance
(1400-1600) - correct answer ✔✔Adult-centered society
Increased emphasis on self growth, education
Somewhat changing attitudes about childhood and infancy
First time children seen as special (late 1500s)
John Calvin - correct answer ✔✔Colonial America
Believed children are inherently sinful - advocates parents to be very involved
Play considered a sin
Views of 1600s - correct answer ✔✔Parents having total authority
Heavy emphasis on religious matters
- parents responsible for bringing children to religious salvation
Unidirectional model of parent/child relationship
Views of 1700s - correct answer ✔✔Heavily influenced by John Locke
Still concerned with discipline
Views of Rousseau gain prominence in late 1700s
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