John Bowlby's Theory

“Out Line and evaluate the major theories relating to the four stages of lifespan development”
Maccoby (1980) describes attachment as “a relatively enduring emotional tie to a specific other person”. (Cardwell, 2004).
In John Bowlby’s hypothesis – Maternal Deprivation (1953) he suggested that “...a warm, intimate, continuous relationship with the mother...or permanent mother substitute...was essential for mental health...” (Cardwell, 2004). Bowlby was particularly influenced by the study of imprinting performed by Lorenz (1935). “Lorenz showed that attachment was innate...” (Mcleod, 2007). Bowlby hypothesised that when a baby is born it has a natural tendency to exhibit specific innate behaviours called social releasers. Bowlby suggested…show more content…
social influence, education. This indicates that the other unmentioned variables could have been an influential factor to the shown behaviour of the 44 thieves and it may not have been down to a break in attachment. Rutter suggests that rather than separation itself being responsible for the behaviour, it is much more important to look at the cause of the separation; Rutter (1970).Bowlby later developed a hypothesis – Attachment Theory (1969), which built on his initial theory of maternal deprivation and incorporated findings of his critics. Bowlby began to include evolutionary factors because “children come into the world biologically pre-programmed to form attachments with others, because this will help them survive.” (Mcleod, 2007) Further critics of Bowlby’s work have included Schaffer &Emerson (1964) who posit that”...infants became attached to other people...13% were attached to only one person; some had five or more attachments” (Mcleod, 2007) and Weisner & Gallimore (1977) argue that “mother’s are the exclusive carers in only a very small percentage of human societies; often there are a number of people involved in the care of…show more content…
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