unit 4 families in canada

• Corporal punishment: Physical punishment intended to cause physical pain to a person.
• Authoritarian parent: A parenting style characterized by high demands and low responsiveness. Authoritarian parents have strict rules and expect obedience without question.
• Biological clock: The natural timing mechanism that governs the timing of life events, such as reproduction.
• Authoritative parent: A parenting style that is high in both responsiveness and demandingness. Authoritative parents set clear rules but also show warmth and support.
• Permissive parent: A parenting style characterized by low demands with high responsiveness. Permissive parents are lenient and avoid confrontation.
• • Genetic diseases: Disorders caused by abnormalities in an individual's DNA.
• Normative event: Life events that are expected and considered normal for people of a certain age within a given culture.
• LICO (Low Income Cut-Off): A threshold used to determine relative poverty in Canada, below which a family will likely devote a larger share of its income on the necessities of food, shelter, and clothing.
• ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology): Medical procedures used primarily to address infertility, including in vitro fertilization (IVF).
• Delayed parenthood: The trend of having children later in life, often due to career, financial, or personal reasons.
• Adult socialization agents: Individuals, groups, or institutions that influence the social development of adults. This includes family, peers, workplaces, and media.
• Changing Parenting Styles Throughout History:

  • Shifts from strict, authoritarian styles to more permissive and authoritative approaches.
  • Influence of societal changes, such as the Industrial Revolution, on parenting.
• Reasons for Having Children:

  • Emotional fulfillment, societal expectations, continuation of family lineage, and economic support in old age.
• Factors Influencing Parenting Styles:

  • Cultural norms, socioeconomic status, education, personal experiences, and psychological factors.
• • Why People Decide Not to Have Children:
  • Personal choice, career focus, financial constraints, environmental concerns, and health issues.
• Divorce and Children:

  • Short-term effects: Emotional distress, behavioral problems, and academic challenges.
  • Long-term effects: Potential for relationship issues, psychological impacts, and altered family dynamics.
• Short-term effects: Emotional distress, behavioral problems, and academic challenges.
• Long-term effects: Potential for relationship issues, psychological impacts, and altered family dynamics.