Research Catalog

Title

Culture and attachment : perceptions of the child in context / Robin L. Harwood, Joan G. Miller, Nydia Lucca Irizarry ; foreword by Robert A. LeVine.

Author

Harwood, Robin.

Publication

New York : Guilford Press, 1995.

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Additional Authors

• Miller, Joan G.
• Lucca Irizarry, Nydia.

Description

xvi, 169 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

• Bridging the fields of culture and attachment, this book illuminates the relationship between them in two ways: It examines attachment from the perspective of culture, and then evaluates two different cultures (Anglo and Puerto Rican) from the vantage point of mothers' perceptions of attachment behavior. In so doing, the volume delineates coherent conceptual frameworks that can be used to guide research and to help interpret the results of cross-cultural attachment studies.
• Designed to sharpen our understanding of the ways in which attachment is both universal and culturally shaped, this volume will enhance the work of scholars investigating basic processes of culture and human development, mental health professionals searching for alternative heuristic frameworks, and professionals involved in formulating policy regarding the social and emotional health of children. It also provides valuable information about the rapidly growing, yet understudied, Puerto Rican culture.

Series Statement

Culture and human development

Uniform Title

Culture and human development.

Subjects

• Interpersonal relations and culture
• Interpersonal relations in children
• Attachment behavior in children > Cross-cultural studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-163) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Attachment Theory and Its Role in the Study of Human Development -- Ch. 2. Child Development and Theories of Culture -- Ch. 3. Studying Culture and Attachment: A Symbolic Approach -- Ch. 4. Images of the Child: Autonomy and Relatedness -- Ch. 5. Images of the Child: Respect and Affection -- Ch. 6. Culture and Socioeconomic Status -- Ch. 7. Attachment, Culture, and Behavior -- Appendix: Vignettes of Strange Situation Behavior Used in Study 2.

ISBN

0898628776

LCCN

95002023

OCLC

• 32202785
• ocm32202785

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries