This 5 page paper provides an overview of the topic of parental alienation syndrome and the root causes of the problem. This paper assesses the problematic nature of parental alienation syndrome and its application in determining custody issues. Bibliography lists 4 sources. A 16 page examination of gender roles and how these roles are shaped during early childhood by parental and societal interaction. Includes an extensive bibliography with dozens of sources cited.
Bibliography lists six sources.
Discussed are the changes that traditional parenting styles underwent during the twentieth century due to the 1946 publication of Dr. Benjamin Spock's The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. Also discussed are the views of those currently advocating a return to stricter parenting styles as well as the views of those opposing this return. Free outline included. Bibliography lists 10 sources. This 5 page paper argues that attachment style parenting is superior to the authoritarian or permissive styles prevalent in the United States today.