Role of the Father

Question 1

Parent infant attachment study

Answer 1

Schaffer and Emerson(1964) primary attatchment established in a couple to months but 75% take 18 months for secondary attatchment.

Question 2

The role of the father

Answer 2

Grossman(2002) attachment in teens
Infant mother = nurture
Tennager father = playmate
Father has an important but different role.

Question 3

Father as primary caregivers

Answer 3

Field(1979) response builds attatchment
Secondary caregiver fathers = less time imitating
Primary caregiver mother and father = more imitating

Question 4

Evaluation point 1 -

Answer 4

P- Inconsistent findings for father’s
E- secondary so role of play not nurture
E- psy say primary takes on ‘maternal role’
L- simple question can’t be answered

Question 5

Evaluation point 2 -

Answer 5

P- Grossman(2002) father as 2nd attachment important
E- playmate so adolescent attatchment
CA- other studies say not important
E- Mcallum and Golombok(2004) same sex couple and opposite sex couple child grow up same