Okay, thanks.
Harry

On Sun, 4 May 1997, Juan Carlos Garelli wrote:

>  > Why is there so much emphasis on "female" care over "male" care?
>
> In attachment theory, the words, mother, maternal, and other
> derivatives are not related to sex, gender or even degree of family
> relatedness. So, maternal care is a synonym for caregiver care.
> Mother is thus a generic term used to designate the attachment figure
> who raises the infant. (Mother = caregiver)