What did Bowlby’s maternal deprivation thesis claim?

1. A Option A: Mothers living in poverty cannot afford to give their children the resources that other children enjoy
2. B Option B: Deprivation is something children inherit, usually through their mothers' side
3. C Option C: Children deprived of an early secure attachment to their mother are prone to suffer physically, intellectually and socially in later life
4. D Option D: Mothering is a socially constructed activity identified in the narratives of new mothers

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