Different Faces of Attachment (eBook, ePUB)

Cultural Variations on a Universal Human Need
Redaktion: Otto, Hiltrud

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Attachment between an infant and his or her parents is a major topic within developmental psychology. An increasing number of psychologists, evolutionary biologists and anthropologists are articulating their doubts that attachment theory in its present form is applicable worldwide, without, however, denying that the development of attachment is a universal need. This book brings together leading scholars from psychology, anthropology and related fields to reformulate attachment theory in order to fit the cultural realities of our world. Contributions are based on empirical research and observation in a variety of cultural contexts. They are complemented by careful evaluation and deconstruction of many of the underlying premises and assumptions of attachment theory and of conventional research on the role of infant-parent attachment in human development. The book creates a contextual cultural understanding of attachment that will provide the basis for a groundbreaking reconceptualization of attachment theory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139985307
• Artikelnr.: 41329582

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Michael Lamb; Introduction: understanding relationships. What we
would need to know to conceptualize attachment as the cultural solution of
a universal developmental task Heidi Keller; Part I. Attachment as an
Adaptation: Evolutionary, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives: 1. Family
relations among cooperative breeders: challenges and offerings to
attachment theory from evolutionary anthropology Johannes Johow and Eckart
Voland; 2. Attachment theory as cultural ideology Robert A. LeVine; 3.
'Babies aren't persons': a survey of delayed personhood David Lancy; Part
II. Multiple Attachments: Allomothering, Stranger Anxiety, and Intimacy: 4.
Maternal and allomaternal responsiveness: the significance of cooperative
caregiving in attachment theory Courtney L. Meehan and Sean Hawks; 5.
Bonding and belonging beyond WEIRD worlds: rethinking attachment theory on
the basis of cross-cultural anthropological data Birgitt Röttger-Rössler;
6. Concentric circles of attachment in Pirahã: a brief survey Daniel L.
Everett; 7. Is it time to detach from attachment theory? Perspectives from
the West African rain forest Alma Gottlieb; 8. 'Don't show your emotions!'
Emotion regulation and attachment in the Cameroonian Nso Hiltrud Otto; 9.
Family life as bricolage - reflections on intimacy and attachment in death
Nancy Scheper-Hughes; Part III. Looking into the Future and Implications
for Policy Development: 10. The socialization of trust: plural caretaking
and diverse pathways in human development across cultures Thomas S.
Weisner; 11. The precursors of attachment security: behavioral systems and
culture Vivian Carlson and Robin Harwood; Part IV. Conclusion Heidi Keller
and Hiltrud Otto.