The Role of the Father

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Created on: 06-05-19 13:38

What did Schaffer and Emerson say about the role of the father?

Fathers play a secondary attachment role, in their study they found that they were only the primary attachment figure for 3% of infants

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What did Lamb et al say about the role of the father?

here is little connection between the amount of time spent with the child and the attachment which suggest that it may be the interaction itself

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How do gender stereotypes affect the role of the father?

Mothers job to look after child, father = breadwinner

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What did Bowlby say about the role of the father?

Fathers tend to lack emotional sensitivity which Bowlby argued was more important than the amount of time spent with the child

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What did white et al say about the role of the father?

fathers place cognitive demands on the child by encouraging problem solving therefore a lack of sensitivity from the father may be seen as pos as it encourages this behaviour, where as the mother is more nurturing and emotionally develops the child

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What did Paquette say about the role of the father?

fathers encourage children to take more risks during physical play and talk about it whereas mothers were found to structure their talk around emotional support to soothe and reassure the infant

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What did Varissimo say about the role of the father?

he quality of the relationship between father and toddler correlated with the number of friends they had at pre school. This shows that the father may encourage social skills

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