Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Associate of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Craig Kinsley
Abstract
The Discriminating Mother: Own v. Alien and Male v. Female It is o en stated that one of the greatest bonds that exists is between mother and child. Previous research has shown that mothers experience modi cations in their brain chemistry and structure due to the e ects of pregnancy, parturition, and motherhood in animal models (Lambert & Kinsley, 2012). If an individual cannot have children of her own she may chose to adopt a child to l ll that niche and rge a similar bond. One may ask, however, whether this bond between mother and child is equivalent in strength whether rged in parturition or appropriatio adoption. Are there other discriminations that mothers make in their behavior towards their o spring? How·might these discriminations be mani sted in animal models?
Recommended Citation
McDaniel, Eric, "The discriminating mother : own v. alien and male v. female" (2012). Honors Theses. 1096.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1096