Authoritarian parenting

Examples of Authoritarian parenting in the following topics:

• Influence of Parenting Style on Child Development

  • There are four main parenting styles that most parents fall into: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved/neglectful.
  • Through her studies, Baumrind identified three initial parenting styles: authoritative parenting, authoritarian parenting, and permissive parenting.
  • In the authoritarian style, parents put a high value on conformity and obedience.
  • Authoritarian parents set rigid rules with firm consequences; in contrast to the authoritative style, authoritarian parents probably would not relax bedtime rules during a vacation because they consider the rules to be set, and they expect obedience at all times.
  • For instance, first-generation Chinese American children raised by authoritarian parents did just as well in school as peers who were raised by authoritative parents (Russell et al., 2010).

• Authority Patterns

  • The three main parenting styles in early child development are authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive.
  • In 1983, Diana Baumrind found that children raised in an authoritarian style home were less cheerful, more moody and more vulnerable to stress.
  • Developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind identified three main parenting styles in early child development: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive.
  • Authoritarian parenting styles can be very rigid and strict.
  • Parents who practice authoritarian style parenting have a strict set of rules and expectations and require rigid obedience.

• Child Rearing

  • Parenting is usually done by the biological parents of the child in question, with governments and society playing ancillary roles.
  • Orphaned or abandoned children are often reared by non-parent blood relations.
  • Developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind identified three main parenting styles in early child development: Authoritative, Authoritarian, and Permissive.
  • These parenting styles were later expanded to four, including an Uninvolved style.
  • Authoritarian parenting is very rigid and strict.

• Cultural and Societal Influences on Child Development

  • Effective parenting styles also vary as a function of culture.
  • American children raised by authoritative parents tend to have high self-esteem and social skills.
  • In contrast, authoritarian parenting (characterized by parents placing high value on conformity and obedience, tightly monitoring their children, and expressing less warmth) is seen as more beneficial in other cultures.
  • For instance, first-generation Chinese American children raised by authoritarian parents did just as well in school as their peers who were raised by authoritative parents (Russell et al., 2010).
  • Different parenting styles influence children differently depending on cultural norms and standards.

• Parenthood

  • Developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind identified three main parenting styles in early child development: authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive.
  • Authoritarian parenting styles can be very rigid and strict.
  • Helicopter Parenting: over-parenting; parents are constantly involving themselves, interrupting the child's ability to function on their own
  • Strict Parenting: focused on strict discipline; demanding, with high expectations from the parents
  • Parenting is a lifelong process.

• Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Middle East

• Research Examples

  • Kohn,[14] explored differences in how parents raise their children relative to their social class.
  • Kohn found that lower class parents were more likely to emphasize conformity in their children whereas middle-class parents were more likely to emphasize creativity and self-reliance.
  • Ellis et. al. proposed and found that parents value conformity over self-reliance in children to the extent that conformity superseded self-reliance as a criterion for success in their own endeavors.
  • In other words, Ellis et. al. verified that the reason lower-class parents emphasize conformity in their children is because they experience conformity in their day-to-day activities.
  • Annette Lareau, for example, utilized interviews and participant observation with middle and working class parents to demonstrate two primary patterns of child rearing distinguished by class status - concerted cultivation and natural growth.

• Protecting Research Subjects

  • The participants adapted to their roles well beyond expectations, as the guards enforced authoritarian measures and ultimately subjected some of the prisoners to psychological torture.
  • The participants adapted to their roles well beyond expectations, as the guards enforced authoritarian measures and ultimately subjected some of the prisoners to psychological torture.
  • For instance, research on children and youth always requires parental consent .

• Non-Democratic Governments: Authoritarianism, Totalitarianism, and Dictatorship

  • Unlike democracy, authoritarianism and totalitarianism are forms of government where an individual or a single-party concentrates all power.
  • Authoritarianism is a form of social organization characterized by submission to authority as well as the administration of said authority.
  • Authoritarianism is marked by "indefinite political tenure" of an autocratic state or a ruling-party state.
  • Totalitarianismis an extreme version of authoritarianism.
  • Authoritarianism primarily differs from totalitarianism in that social and economic institutions exist free from governmental control.

• Capitalism in the U.S.

  • Singapore's de facto one-party system has been described as an example of an authoritarian capitalist system that other authoritarian governments may follow.
  • Some argue that the United States has become more authoritarian in recent decades.
  • For example, authoritarian regimes have been able to manage economic growth without making concessions to greater political freedom.
  • States that have highly capitalistic economic systems have thrived under authoritarian or oppressive political systems.
  • Augusto Pinochet's rule in Chile led to economic growth by using authoritarian means to create a safe environment for investment and capitalism.