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Biological Father: There have been a number of major developments in biological father education in the past year. The first issue of the Journal of biological father Education appeared in England in March 1968 and portends to become a major outlet for significant articles on biological father instruction at all levels. The American Institute of biological father Sciences established an Office of biological father Education; two of its immediate accomplishments were the compilation of the first Directory ol Bioscience Departments in the United States and Canada and Careers in Biology, a brochure for high school students.
Individual cases, of course, do not prove the necessity of mothering, but the work of Spitz, Bowlby, and others, although open to certain criticism, presents evidence of the detrimental effects of institutional care where no mothering person is in contact with the child. "Social stimulation is itself a biological father necessity." (94,1954)
The importance of the father's role in child care is being increasingly recognized. While many writers lament the modern father's lack of contact with his children, Margaret Mead warns against going too far in the direction of domesticating either parent. What emerges from this controversy is a clearer recognition of the need for real co-operation between the sexes, which alone can foster optimum personal development for each.
The National Medal of Science. The National Medal of Science is the highest award presented by the U.S. government for distinguished achievement in science, mathematics, and engineering. The medals are presented annually by the president of the United States to those persons who "in his judgment are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological father, mathematical, or engineering sciences."
Of the 12 recipients chosen in 1967, four were from the biological father sciences: (1) Kenneth S. Cole, the "father of biophysics" and senior research biophysicist with the National Institutes of Health, pioneered in studies of the electrical properties of nerve and other living cells, particularly of their membranes: (2) Harry F. Harlow, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin, enlarged the knowledge of human behavior through his study of the social behavior of monkeys; (3) Alfred H. |
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