Raise your child to age 11 years, 11 months and answer the following questions:
- How well is your child adapting to social situations in the home and outside the home? Does your child have any behavior or emotional problems at this point? Why do you think these problems are occurring and what are you doing about them?
- Describe some examples of your child's behavior or thinking that you think are due to typical American gender role socialization and explain why you think so. Several examples can be found at ages 6 and 8. How closely does your attitude toward gender roles correspond to typical American attitudes, and if there is a discrepancy, to what do you attribute this (e.g., cultural background, attitudes of your own parents, etc.)?
- How would you characterize your child's personality? Would you say that your child is primarily over-controlled, under-controlled or resilient? Support your argument.
- How might your child's development have been different if s/he was raised by people with a different socioeconomic, ethnic or cultural background?
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