 | Term | Definition |
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authoritative |
warm, firm, fair, have rules and enforce the consequences, give reasons, |
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authoritarian |
low on emotional nurturing, but high on parental controls, rules |
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permissive |
allow kids to set own limits with little or no guidance |
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indulgent |
loving but no limits |
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neglecting |
low on direction and support |
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outcomes for authoritarian and permissive |
depression, poor mental health, low school performance, behavior problems, high teen sexuality, pregnancy and juvenile delinquency |
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spanking |
models aggressive behavior, tends to work only if guaranteed, does not reinforce desired behavior, may promote fear or running away |
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reasons for having children |
experience, pleasure, lineage, status, responsibility |
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hedonists |
not willing to or desire to sacrfice time, energy and money into having kids |
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emotional |
no maternal instincts or feelings towards babies or children |
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idealistic |
feel that the world isn't safe for a child |
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practical |
choose to pursue education or career |
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definite time |
to achieve educatio goals |
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indefinite time |
decision is unclear, timing isn't right |
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costs and benefits |
pros and cons of having children |
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coming to terms with childlessness |
postponements have made their decision for them |
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second shift |
taking on the role of a wage earner and houseworker |
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over 100% |
cost of household tasks |
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women's employment |
with 2 wage earners they tend to share household tasks |
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men's employment |
men who work fewer hours outside the home tend to pitch in more around the house |
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earnings |
women who earn more money benefit more shared division of labor |
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education |
women with higher education tend to higher people to do house tasks, men more likely to do it themselves |
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presence of children |
women assumes majority of housework |
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time based conflict |
demands from the work domain and family domain vie for a parents time and attention |
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strain based conflict |
demands in one domain make it difficult to carry out effective role performance in another domain |
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behavior based conflict |
incompatibilities exist between the demand of the work role and the demands of the family role |
