Damaged Parents: An Anatomy of Child Neglect

Polansky, Norman A.; Chalmers, Mary Ann; Buttenwieser, Elizabeth Werthan

ISBN 10: 0226672220 / ISBN 13: 9780226672229

Published by University of Chicago Press, 1983

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Synopsis:

"Most of us are unaware of child neglect even when we are witnessing it. . . . Neglect is a matter of things undone, of inaction compounded by indifference. Since it goes on at home, it is a very private sin. . . . It is little wonder that most of the public is unaware of poor child caring. Its ignorance is even greater as to how widespread the problem is. But this is not a blissful ignorance. The public may not want to attend to child neglect, but it lives with the distortions of human personality that are left in its wake."—from chapter 1 of Damaged Parents

"Norman Polansky and his colleagues have produced a truly remarkable book. . . . One of the consequences of [the] relative invisibility of child neglect is that we also know less about it. But this book will help to correct that for it contains reports of findings from two systematic efforts to define, measure, classify, and understand child neglect."—Thomas M. Young, Social Service Review

About the Author: Norman A. Polansky is professor of social work at the University of Pennsylvania. His publications include Ego Psychology and Communication, Roots of Futility, Child Neglect, and other monographs.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Damaged Parents: An Anatomy of Child Neglect
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 1983
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket