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The Role of the Father - Coggle Diagram
The Role of the Father
Attachment to Fathers
Schaffer and Emerson found that only 3% of the time was the father the sole attachment figure and in 27% of cases they were a joint first attachment with the mother
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Evaluation
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Conflicting Evidence
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COUNTERPOINT: However it could just be that fathers have a distinct role in heteronormative relationships but in other types of families the parents adapt to not having a father
Real world Application
can offer advice to parents: fathers are also capable of being the primary attachment figure, mothers can then go back to work.
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Bias
Researchers preconceptions about stereotypical roles and their own experience could lead to bias in their findings