Should mothers be the primary care-giver of an infant
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- Created on: 31-12-18 10:34
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- mothers as primary care-giver
- Freuds views on the importance of the mother
- For
- separation anxiety in infants
- cause = infant realising libido needs will be unsatisfied
- mother-infant rela
- important in oral stage
- infants = rely on mother to satisfy needs of libido
- frustration = leads to emo probs
- infants = rely on mother to satisfy needs of libido
- important in oral stage
- Freud
- a mothers love
- acts as prototype for future relationships
- a mothers love
- separation anxiety in infants
- Against
- historical context
- at the time = women didn't have right to vote
- his views reflect the norms of society at the time
- at the time = women didn't have right to vote
- importance of fathers role
- father = providing protection in childhood
- role in boys development via oedipus complex
- historical context
- For
- mothers not fathers
- Against
- social factors
- outdated view
- syaing men = not emotional
- changing stereotypes
- both genders have fluidity betw/ roles
- outdated view
- men = are capable to form close sttachments
- e.g single male parents
- biological factors
- gettlet et al
- fathers testesterone levels drop
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- fathers testesterone levels drop
- gettlet et al
- social factors
- For
- women = better primary care-givers
- Fathers = not good primary care-givers
- not psycholgical equipped
- to form intense emotional relatinoship
- due to social + biological factors
- to form intense emotional relatinoship
- not psycholgical equipped
- biological factors
- oestrogen = is key to caring behav
- therefore more orientated w/ emotional relationships VS men
- oestrogen = is key to caring behav
- social factors
- sex-stereotypes
- males being sensitive= seen as feminine
- Heerman et al
- men = less sensitive to infants cues VS mothers
- Frodi et al
- show videotapes of infants crying
- no diff in bio response betw/ M+F
- show videotapes of infants crying
- Heerman et al
- males being sensitive= seen as feminine
- sex-stereotypes
- Against
- Feeding
- For
- NHS
- infants = breastfed for 6mon
- offers healthiest start
- protection from infections + diseases
- build strong emo + physical bond
- importance in emotional development
- offers healthiest start
- infants = breastfed for 6mon
- practicality
- needs to be available to feed = v/ often
- therefore practical + essential for infants survival = mother is 1 care-giver
- needs to be available to feed = v/ often
- father
- role of supporting care-giver
- NHS
- Against
- behaviourist
- infants classically conditioned
- to associate mother w/ feeding
- food
- unconditioned stimulus
- pleasure
- unconditioned response
- mother
- conditioned stimulus
- producing conditioned response
- conditioned stimulus
- food
- to associate mother w/ feeding
- infants classically conditioned
- Harry Harlow
- food doesn't equal love
- two wire mother
- monkeys chose comforter VS food
- therefore emotional bond created via comfort
- monkeys chose comforter VS food
- two wire mother
- food doesn't equal love
- Emerson et al
- investigated formation of primary attachments
- strong attachment made
- carer = responds quick + sensitively to infants needs
- strong attachment made
- investigated formation of primary attachments
- behaviourist
- For
- ethical + social + economical implications
- society is changing = so are societal views
- past = only mothers had maternal leave
- 2015 = shared parental leave
- change in social policy = shows chaniging views in who should be the primary care-giver
- 2015 = shared parental leave
- past = only mothers had maternal leave
- economical factors
- government = introduced tax erlief
- parents could afford to send children to nurseries
- parents = go to work = reduce unemployment
- parents could afford to send children to nurseries
- government = introduced tax erlief
- society is changing = so are societal views
- deprivation damage
- For
- Bowlby
- early + prolonged separation from mother
- can lead to affection less character
- likely to become thief
- difficulty forming relationships
- maternal deprivation hypothesis
- mother love important for child's mental health
- like how vitamins = important for physical health
- mother love important for child's mental health
- can lead to affection less character
- early + prolonged separation from mother
- mothers central role
- for healthy emtotional development
- Bowlby
- proposed attachment to one caregiver = importance for survival
- this special emotional bond = monotropy
- proposed attachment to one caregiver = importance for survival
- Bowlby
- Against
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- maternal deprivation hypothesis
- 'maternal' = doesn't specifically mean mothers
- said = "child should have warm rela w/ his mother/permanent mother substitute
- 'maternal' = doesn't specifically mean mothers
- maternal deprivation hypothesis
- is the mother-child relationship crucially important?
- bowlby
- research = some children show no ill effects from early separation
- children = had tuberculosis+ years in hospital
- little contact w/ family
- showed problems later in life
- the children may have had strong attachment to mothers/sub at first
- showed problems later in life
- little contact w/ family
- children = had tuberculosis+ years in hospital
- research = some children show no ill effects from early separation
- bowlby
- bowlby
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- Freuds views on the importance of the mother
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