Ethological attachment theory is a landmark of 20th century social and behavioral sciences theory and research.
By the time he had written the first volume of his classic Attachm.
This new paradigm for understanding primary relationships across the lifespan evolved from John Bowlby\'s critique of psychoanalytic drive theory and his own clinical observations, supplemented by his knowledge of fields as diverse as primate ethology, control systems theory, and cognitive psychology.
Ethological attachment theory is a landmark of 20th century social and behavioral sciences theory and research