Attachment Across the Life Cycle - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415056500 ISBN 13: 9780415056502

Publisher: Routledge, 1991

Synopsis

It has long been suspected that many of the common psychiatric and social problems of adult life have their roots in the early relationship between the child and its mother. To explain this simple observation and to examine the part which these patterns of attachment play in the causation of psychiatric and social problems, a body of knowledge has sprung up which owes much to the pioneering work of John Bowlby. This volume draws together recent theoretical contributions, research findings and clinical data from psychiatrists, psychologists, sociologists and ethnologists. Their work has confirmed the importance of the earlier research and extended it to cover attachment throughout the life cycle.

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Review

"[The book] is an enlightening volume and an important update for anyone with even a general interest in the theory of attachment."
-"Contemporary Psychology, 8/92
"The fact that the book presents a coherent picture of recent achievements in the field . . . is a tribute to the excellent editorial work of the three co-editors, all of them leaders in their diverse yet complementary disciplines. The quality of the individual contributions, their integrative non-technical style and their general accessibility make this an exceptional and extremely useful addition to the literature on attachment."
-"Times Higher Educational Supplement
"This impressive volume was the product of a workshop held in 1988, which brought together attachment theorists and researchers from all over the world. These researchers, building upon the seminal ideas of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, have created an intellectually challenging volume that offers a diverse collection of articles on current attachment theory and research."
-"Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
"Parkes, Stevenson-Hinde and Marris have produces a volume that can help the thoughtful grief clinician and educator to attend to early attachment experiences and to facilitate the use of grief work to heal earlier attachment disruptions. For researchers, the volume offers a sophisticated overview of recent work that evokes apreciation for what has already been developed and excitement for what is yet to come."
-Marla J. Munsen, "Book Reviews

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415056500
• ISBN 13: 9780415056502
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 340
• Editor: Parkes Colin Murray, Etc., Stevenson-Hinde Joan, Marris Peter