Family and Identity Flashcards
(47 cards)
(Kohlberg’s Stages) Preconventional Level
self interest, motivated by external factors, punishment/obedience orientation = avoid punishment
(Kohlberg’s Stages) Conventional Level
partially internalized morals, external motivations- social pressures and expectation, maintaining social order,
(Conventional) Good Kid Morality
look for social approval, avoid disapproval
(Conventional) Authority Maintaining Morality
action always wrong if it violates rule/law or harms someone
(Kohlberg’s Stages) Post Conventonal Level
fully internalized morals, recognizing rules are social contracts
(Post-Conv.) Morality of Contract and Democracy
Maintaining social contract even when in conflict with values
(Post-Conv.) Morality of Individual Principles of Conscience
uphold personal principles, even when in conflict with rule/law
Kohlber’s Stages Limitations
cross-cultual limitations, underplays role of experience, no room for conflict resolution, tension between rules and individual rights
(Sex Differences) Physical
boys are more active (rough + tumble), males are more vulnerable prenatal and early infancy, girls reach most developmental milestones earlier than boys
(Sex Differences) Cognitive
STEM/Math- no difference in ability at any age, but interest and confidence is boys>girls
(Sex Differences) Social
Physical Aggression: [males> females], Relational aggression (verbal/social means): [females> males], Identifying Emotional Expression: [females>males]
Biological Contributions (xx)
ovaries (to) no androgens (to) female genitals
Biological Contributions (xy)
testes (to) androgens (to) male genitals
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
high prenatal androgen levels, hormonal regulation, raised as girls, more “male” behaviors, routinely tested as it’s dangerous for hormonal levels
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)
androgen receptors are faulty, (xx) Low androgen levels, external female genitals, (xy) testes, secrete androgens, faulty receptors, cannot tell until adolescence
(Sex Differences) Brain Development + Hormones
Girls brains develop more rapidly, lateralizing earlier (moving all info to the left hemisphere), with less lateralization AKA spatial skills (letters flipped upside down)
Authoritarian Parent
value obedience, respect for authority, restrictive, controlling, coercive control, less nurturing and warm (high control, low warmth)
Authoritarian Child
unhappy (boys: aggressive, girls: dependent), lower social responsibility, lower empathy and moral reasoning, poor peer relations, lower self-esteem, lower school achievement
Permissive Parent
set few limits, make few demands for mature behavior, permit kids to make own decisions, low-moderate warmth (low control, ~ warmth)
Permissive Child
low self control and reliance
Uninvolved Parent
not committed to parenting role, put own needs first (low control, low warmth)
Uninvolved Child
low self control and esteem, poor peer relations, lower achievements, higher delinquency, higher addiction
Authoritative Parent
set high expectations + supporting kids to meet them, set appropriate limits, responding to needs with warmth, expect mature behavior, use reasoning, compromise, discussion (high control, high warmth)
Authoritative Child
high moral reasoning, empathy, prosocial behavior, better peer relations, higher achievement + control, higher self-esteem, lower aggression and delinquincy