psy 224 exam 2
generational dissonance
Divergence of views between adolescents and parents that is common in families of immigrant parents and American-born adolescents.
configurative culture
A culture in which change occurs rapidly. Both adults and peers socialize young people. Young people may have to turn to one another for advice and information in this type of culture.
prefigurative culture
A culture that is changing so rapidly that young people may be the ones to teach adults cultural knowledge.
alleles
Different forms of a gene
parental responsiveness
One of the two important dimensions of parenting; responsiveness refers to the degree to which the parent responds to the child's needs in an accepting, supportive manner.
Family Systems Theory
a perspective on family functioning that emphasizes interconnections among different family relationships
postfigurative culture
cultures in which the socialization of young people is done primarily by adults
parental demandingness
one of the two important dimensions of parenting; refers to the degree to which the parent expects and insists on mature, responsible behavior from the child
indifferent parents
parents who are characterized by low levels of both responsiveness and demandingness
indulgent parents
parents who are characterized by responsiveness but low demandingness, and who are mainly concerned with the child's happiness
authoritarian parents
parents who are rigid and punitive and value unquestioning obedience from their children
authoritative parents
parents who use warmth, firm control, and rational, issue-oriented discipline, in which emphasis is placed on the development of self-direction
diathesis-stress model
perspective proposing that mental disorders are a joint product of a genetic vulnerability, called a diathesis, and stressors that trigger this vulnerability
differential susceptibility
the idea that people vary in how sensitive they are to particular experiences
behavioral genetics
the study of the effects of heredity on behavior
molecular genetics
the study of the structure and function of chromosomes and genes