Uttal (cited by Aulette) documented three views describing how mothers think about child care. Which of these three views does Aulette consider to be the most realistic, even though it may challenge the dominant view of mothering?
a. Child care is merely custodial care with safe physical surroundings that occupy children's time. Mothers remain the primary socializers and are less concerned that caregivers have similar values because they do not really influence children's social and moral development.
b. Child care is surrogate care in which the child care provider serves as a substitute mother with some distress that another person is taking this role.
c. Child care is coordinated care with which the mother and child care share mothering, so it is important that the provider share the mother's values.
c
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