SOC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Labour Power, Utopia, Spurious Relationship

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1010
• Professor: Lovaglia Michael

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There is no specific line drawn. it"s all mixed up . People are born with no human characteristics and learn to be human as they develop. How important is the mother"s behavior during development? . A strong emotional bond between an infant and a primary caregiver essential to development. Did not specify that the character had to be the mother but did imply that the primary caregiver should be the mom. Children who do not bond with a primary caregiver during the first few months of life show severe developmental problems. Research shows that a mother should go back to work after a few weeks. High quality day-care (highly trained caregivers, lots of contact, stimulating activities) has a very important effect on children. When both complying with a request and refusing a request will cause a problem. Families with mentally disturbed children had a peculiar communication pattern/behavior.