“…In recent years, this emphasis has shifted dramatically. The major foci of current investigations have been: (a) similarities and differences between paternal and maternal behavior (Bobrowsky, 1977;Field, 1978;Golinkoff & Ames, 1979;Lamb, 1977b;Mackey & Day, 1979;Pakizegi, 1978;Parke & Sawin, 1976), (b) similarities and differences in children's responses to mothers and fathers, particularly in the development of attachment (Ban & Lewis, 1974;Cohen & Campos, 1974;Lamb, 1977a), (c) attitudes about paternal and maternal roles in childrearing (Albrecht, Bahr, & Chadwick, 1979;Araji, 1977;Kellerman & Katz, 1978), and (d) antecedents and consequences of varying levels of father participation in child care (Alter, 1978;Peterson, Mehl, & Leiderman, 1979; Radin, Note 1).…”