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Psychology assignment essay Source: 'Families need fathers' written by Steve Doughly in the Daily Mail, Wednesday, June 13 2001. Part 1: What are the underlying psychological assumptions in or the issues raised by the source? The first issue raised in this article is the issue of ATTACHMENT. The assumption is that fathers play just as a big role in the physical as well as emotional role of their children, as mothers do. In fact in the newspaper it tells us of a study named 'What good are dads?' reports the involvement of fathers with children of primary school age improves their chances of exam success at the age of 16. Also, that young people who have a regular contact with their fathers are less likely to have a criminal record by the age of 21. Psychological evidence particularly for this theme of attachment comes from Shaffer and Emerson's study (during 1960's), which found that...

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