Mentor/s
Dr. Stephen Burrows and Professor Jill Wellner
Participation Type
Paper Talk
Abstract
Children today live very different lives from those of children who lived fifty or even one hundred years ago. While that is due to an increase in technology and the changing society that we experience, it may also be a result of parenting styles and parental influence of our world in the present time. Some parents may be more traditional and choose an authoritarian parenting style to raise their children, while others may be more lax and evolve with the standards society sets, choosing more authoritative or permissive parenting styles. Regardless, each of these styles influence childhood development and success in adulthood in different ways. Yet, what is it exactly that makes a parent develop one of these parenting styles? It may evolve with the characteristics of the child and what form of discipline is most effective for the child. However, other factors may influence this decision simply through background. Economics and socioeconomic status, for example may present limited choices to parents and cause them to conform with one parenting style over another. Culture may also play a role, as different cultures have varying expectation for children in society, therefore yielding a more strict or more lax parenting style. Culture also encompasses how a parent was raised themselves and could influence how they parent their own children. One may have been raised in a strict household and wish to provide more freedom to their own children. In contrast, a parent may have had little guidance in their youth and wish to provide better guidance and control in their own children’s lives. All of these aspects can influence how a parent chooses to raise their child. In this paper, how culture and economics influence parenting styles and therefore childhood success, will be explored.
College and Major available
Nursing BSN
Location
Session I: West Campus West Building W144
Start Day/Time
4-29-2022 12:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-29-2022 1:00 PM
The Effects of Culture and Economics on Parenting Style and Childhood Success
Session I: West Campus West Building W144
Children today live very different lives from those of children who lived fifty or even one hundred years ago. While that is due to an increase in technology and the changing society that we experience, it may also be a result of parenting styles and parental influence of our world in the present time. Some parents may be more traditional and choose an authoritarian parenting style to raise their children, while others may be more lax and evolve with the standards society sets, choosing more authoritative or permissive parenting styles. Regardless, each of these styles influence childhood development and success in adulthood in different ways. Yet, what is it exactly that makes a parent develop one of these parenting styles? It may evolve with the characteristics of the child and what form of discipline is most effective for the child. However, other factors may influence this decision simply through background. Economics and socioeconomic status, for example may present limited choices to parents and cause them to conform with one parenting style over another. Culture may also play a role, as different cultures have varying expectation for children in society, therefore yielding a more strict or more lax parenting style. Culture also encompasses how a parent was raised themselves and could influence how they parent their own children. One may have been raised in a strict household and wish to provide more freedom to their own children. In contrast, a parent may have had little guidance in their youth and wish to provide better guidance and control in their own children’s lives. All of these aspects can influence how a parent chooses to raise their child. In this paper, how culture and economics influence parenting styles and therefore childhood success, will be explored.
Students' Information
Alyssa Janak, Nursing BSN, Honors and Psychology Minor, May 2022 graduate