The Role Of The Father

Question 1

Father in schaffers study

Answer 1

Found 75% of babies had formed a secondary attachment with their father and 29% within a month of forming their primary attachment suggesting father is important but not rlly first person they form an attachment to
Father’s can still be the primary caregiver as babies formed their primary attachment w the person who was most attentive and spent the most time smiling at them regardless of gender

Question 2

AO3

Answer 2

• lack of agreement over the influence of the father as the primary caregiver as there are studies that show tht children from single parent households function the exact same as those with both parents and so exact role of father is disputed
• also there may be social and biological influence on the primary caregiver as women are expected to be it and meant to be more loving and sensitive more oestrogen less testosterone so acc many constraints on whonp caregiver is
• Research into the importance of primary attach figures is socially sensitive, as later
  abnormalities in development (such as intellectual disability or affection less psychopathy) are
  often blamed on the parent(s). This means that a single father or mother may be pressured to return to work at a later point in order to increase the likelihood that their child will form a
  secure attachment.