Recent Theories of Childhood Draw Which of the Following Conclusions

question 35

Multiple Choice

Recent theories of childhood draw which of the following conclusions about the parent-child relationship?

• A) Children are "empty vessels" that parents shape according to contemporary norms of child rearing.
• B) Parents are authority figures; therefore, children have little chance of shaping their parents.
• C) Parents influence their children and children influence their parents.
• D) Deterministic models of child rearing provide the best conceptualization of this process.

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Definitions:

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Cognitive Gain Model

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