role of the father Flashcards
(9 cards)
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Attachment to fathers
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- much less likely to become primary attachment figure
- schaffer and emerson found that majority of babies became attached to mother at 7 months and only 3% of cases was the father the first attachment
- 75% formed attachment at 18 months
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Distinctive roles for fathers Paquette research
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- Paquette (2004) - fathers foster risk taking behaviour by engaging in more physical play
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distinctive role for fathers geiger
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- Geiger shows how fathers interactions are more playful and exciting whereas mothers are more nuturing
4
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dstinctive role for fathers
Lamb
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- Lamb (1997) - fathers preferred when children are in a postive emotions state whereas mothers when children are distressed
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distinctive role for fathers gossman
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found quality of play was related to quality of adolescant attachments
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what died field find in edlation to fathers as primary caregivers
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primary caregiver fathers spent more time smiling > traditional gender roles are why fathrs aren’t usually primary caregivers
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what did pederson find on the role of fathers in development
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more actively involved a baby had been with their father the higher they scored on infant development scales
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economic implications of research
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- laws on paternity leave - two weeks
- ## families have control of who stays at home with children - higher owner returns to work
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role of fathers ao3
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- if so important why arent childredn without fathers different > golombok et al found single parent families and same sex develop the same
- real world application to reduce anxiety aroynd role of the father > fathers pressured to work and mothers pressured to stay home, research can offer reassuring advice to same sex parents and famiies
- burman states that distinctive role of father can place pressure on mothers and putting blame on them if anything oes wrong > also leads to stigma around full time fathers
