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by: John Bowlby
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.418
EAN: 9780465075973
ISBN: 0465075975
Label: Basic Books
Manufacturer: Basic Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: August 21, 1990
Publisher: Basic Books
Sales Rank: 26937
Studio: Basic Books
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The world-famous psychiatrist and author of the classic works Attachment, Separation, and Loss offers important guidelines for child rearing based on the crucial role of early intimate relationships.
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Rating:  - Bowlby's Contribution
This collection of lectures and previously published papers brings together the essentials of Bolwlby's contributions. The first paper summaries his work on the effects of separation of children from their caregivers that was intrumental in bringing ciritical changes in the manner that hospitals and other institutions deal with children's separations from their caregivers. He succinctly summarizes his formulation of attachment theory, which is now regarded as the keystone for understanding infants' ... Read More
Rating:  - So so
I have only gotten about 1/3 of the way through this book so far. What is keeping me from reading more is the technical aspect of his writing style. The book goes through case studies and presentations the author has put together... I'd rather have a more easy to read style.
Rating: - Good Beyond Belief
Freud saw the development of the ability to form affectionate bonds through the dark glass of psychoanalysis. Bowlby and his associates have given us the ability to see the development of inter-personal relations with the clarity of the scientific method and with deep human understanding. Anyone interested in improving our ability to love one another will find this book useful.
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