Unit 9: Parenting
Between mothers and fathers, this parent defines quality time as being at home and being available if needed.
Who are fathers?
This happens when meeting the demands of one institution conflicts with meeting the different demands of another institution.
What is role conflict?
This is the label given to divorce among the 45+ population, given its increase.
What is a silver divorce?
In this phase of the stepfamily cycle, parents imagine creating a perfect new family, while children hope for their "old" family to reunite.
What is the fantasy stage?
With this style of parental relationships after divorce, parents are friends that call each other often and bring their common children and new families together for activities and holidays.
What are perfect pal parents?
This developmental age group of children needs bonding with a consistent and dependable caregiver.
Who are infants?
This term refers to how men and women work in different job types.
What is occupational segregation?
Also known as unilateral divorce, this form of divorce allows one partner to end a marriage even if the other wants to continue.
What is a no-fault divorce?
This type of financial arrangement in stepfamilies involves pooling economic resources and distributing funds based on what the family needs, regardless of who is related or not.
What is the common-pot system?
This is a nonbiological father who assumes the role of a father, such as stepfathers.
What is a social father?
This type of parenting is high on both parental warmth and monitoring, and encourages individuality while setting limits.
What is authoritative parenting?
This is one option to address issues of balancing work and family that involves employees being able to take extended time from work, either paid or unpaid, to care for a child, an elderly parent, or for their own health needs, with the guarantee of a job upon returning.
What is family leave?
When a couple divorces, this is a form of relationship reinterpretation where a family relationship is reclassified, such as siblings adopting a more parent-child style relationship.
What is kin exchange?
This term refers to the uncertainty among family members about who is in or out of the family system.
What is boundary ambiguity?
These are families reminiscent of the traditional 1950s norms and values, but with the newly added aspect of women having more options in terms of choosing to work or stay home.
What are neotraditional families?
This is where new parents feel overwhelmed, but the motivation to overcome their stress and do their best comes from the love, joy, and satisfaction of having their child.
What is the paradox of parenting?
This is the most common profession among families who are most likely to have family leave available to them.
What are management and professional workers?
This is a component of Levinger's Model of Divorce that refers to people asking if the marriage can be saved.
What are the "Rewards of the Current Marriage"?
According to the Theory of Triadic Communication, this communication pattern involves the child feeling like their bio parent and stepparent are teamed up against them.
What is the adult-coalition triad?
This is the label given to a parent legally married to a natural parent who primarily resides with the stepchild or provides at least 50% of the child’s support.
What is a de facto parent?
This model states that parental stress, whether it be from job demands, problems with childcare, financial worries, or whatever else, causes parental frustration, anger, and depression that increases the likelihood of household conflict, which can impact childhood outcomes.
What is the Stress Model of Parental Effectiveness?
This is the label for the phenomenon where the trend toward more egalitarian behavior slowed, meaning many couples’ behavior doesn’t fully align with their values or goals.
What is the stalled revolution?
This perspective of divorce assumes that a family with both parents living in the same household is the optimal environment for children’s development.
What is the Parental Loss Perspective?
This type of boundary negotiation effect occurs in nuclear families, where parents set rules for children.
What is a dripolator effect?
This is typically emphasized by wealthy parents, and involves parents actively fostering their children's development through organized activities and skill development.
What is concerted cultivation of a child?