Role Of The Father + E

Question 1

Def of father

Answer 1

anyone who takes on the role of the main male caregiver

Question 2

Fathers are ________ __________ to become a babies primary attachment figure

Answer 2

less likely

Question 3

In Shaffer and Emerson’s study ho many fathers were the primary att figure

Answer 3

3%

Question 4

“Most do not father go on to be important att figures”

is this true? ( + stat form Shaffer and Emmerson study)

Answer 4

False / No

75% of babies formed an attachment w. father

Question 5

What is meant by the ‘Distinctive role of fathers’?

Answer 5

Whether the father plays a specific role in a child development

Question 6

What study did Grossman (2002) conduct

Answer 6

• longitudinal study
• Babies studied up into their teens
• Assessing the quality of the att

Question 7

what were the findings of Grossman (2002)

Answer 7

1. The att w. mothers were associated with adolescence
   = fathers were less important in att than mothers
2. the quality of play was associated with att
   = Fathers role s more to do with play than emotional maintenance.

Question 8

HOWEVER, fathers c__ take on the primary caregiver role

Answer 8

can

Question 9

What did Feild (1978) find?

Answer 9

when primary caregiver fathers spent more time doing things that are part of interactional synchrony = father have the pot. to be the emotion-focused att fig

Question 10

P: Methodological problems w. research into father att.

W

Answer 10

E: some research focuses on fathers = makes fathers seem different from mothers

E: TMT its diff to know the true role of the father bec lack of clarity

Question 11

P: Inconsistent findings

W

Answer 11

E: Grossman = fathers play an important role
Golombuck = shows that children in single-parent and lesbian families do not dev differently

E: TMT Research is conflicting and does not answer the question.

Question 12

P: Can be used to offer advice to parents

(S) [REAL WORLD APP]

Answer 12

E: Single parent and Lesbain families can adapt and accommodate the role of the father. and families do not have to stress over who will become the primary caregiver

E: TMT anxiety about the role of the father can be reduced

Question 13

P: Bias in research

W

Answer 13

E: Preconceptions about how a father should act/ behave created by stereotypes can cause unintentional bias

E: TMT inaccurate/subjective interpretations of the behaviours make the evidence that supports the theory unreliable and subjective