For

• Evidence 1:

  • Bowlbys maternal deprivation hypothesis with the ideology that seperation leads to long lasting emotional effects
  • Ex: His study 44 thieves found to be affectionless, deliquency and psychopathy due to seperation from mother
  • Saw mothers as important as vitamins for health

  THEREFORE: demonstrating the importance of the mother as the primary caregiver emotionally and physically
• Evidence 2;

  • Seperation from mother due to going to childcare shows negative effects
  • Belsky: children who spend early, extensive and continous time results in behavioural issues like aggression
  • Sigman: children have elevated levels of coristol in daycare (stress hormone)

  THEREFORE: strongly reinforces the need for the mother as the primary caregiver
• Evidence 3:

  • Monotropy: mother as sole caregiver
  • Important for survival (cross cultural evidence) as found in tribes
  • Lost mothers x5 mikely to die compared to x3 if father dies

  THEREFORE: higlighting the need as the mother primarily for survival