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Making decisions about children : psychological questions and answers
- Title
- Making decisions about children : psychological questions and answers / H. Rudolph Schaffer.
- Author
- Schaffer, H. Rudolph.
- Publication
- Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass., USA : Blackwell, 1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HQ767.9 .N295 1990 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 260 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- Aiming to bridge the gap between research and practice in the area of child development, this book summarizes psychological evidence relating to questions such as: "are children harmed by their parents' divorce, is daycare bad for children and do children need a parent of each sex?"
- Series Statement
- Understanding children's worlds
- Uniform Title
- Understanding children's worlds
- Subject
- Child development
- Child development > Research
- Child psychology
- Research
- Child Development
- Psychology, Child
- Research
- Child Behavior
- research (function)
- Child development
- Child development > Research
- Child psychology
- Familienkonflikt
- Kinderfürsorge
- Kleinkind
- Psychologie
- Psychosoziale Beratung
- Kinderpsychologie
- Pedagogische psychologie
- Genre/Form
- Abstracts
- abstracts (summaries)
- headings.
- Abstracts.
- Résumés analytiques.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- On using research. Sources of decision-making ; The nature of research ; Some limitations ; Research as an ongoing process ; Dissemination and implementation ; Contributions to practice -- Children and their families : issues for research and practice. When do children first form attachments to other people? ; How long can the formation of the first attachment by delayed? ; When does maternal bonding occur? ; Is there a 'blood bond'? ; Should mothering be confined to one person? ; Do women make better parents than men? ; Do children need a parent of each sex? ; Does separation from parents cause psychological trauma? ; Does maternal deprivation bring long-term damage? ; Should mothers go out to work? ; Is group day care bad for young children? ; Are children harmed by their parents' divorce? ; Can children form love relationships to new parent-figures? ; Is the traditional nuclear family essential to the development of psychological health? ; Do early problems continue into later life? ; Who are the vulnerable children? -- A view of children. Some general themes ; A concluding note of optimism.
- ISBN
- 0631171665
- 9780631171669
- 0631171673
- 9780631171676
- LCCN
- 89029753
- OCLC
- ocm20670367
- 20670367
- SCSB-1922395
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library