Question

Maura and Trish are eighth-graders who have been caught smoking at school. Maura's parents yell at her, ground her for a month, and take away her screen and media privileges for two weeks. Trish's parents talk to her about their disappointment and concern. Additionally, they make her spend every afternoon for a week at the library researching the dangers of smoking; Trish is expected to discuss her findings with her parents each night at dinner. With respect to the caregiving styles discussed in the textbook, Maura's parents are _____; Trish's are _____.

Answer 1

authoritarian; authoritative.

Step-by-step explanation:

Researchers have identified four different caregiving styles: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved. Authoritarian parents believe that rules must be followed, and when that's not the case, they resort to punishment, in order to make their child feel sorry about their actions. Authoritative parents, on the other hand, also believe that rules are meant to be followed. But when rules are broken, they make an effort to make their child understand why what they did was a wrong, so it doesn't happen again. In this case, Maura's parents are authoritarian, as they are punishing her; Trish's are authoritative, as they are trying to make her understand why they don't want her to smoke.