The Myth of Attachment Theory: A Critical Understanding for Multicultural Societies

ISBN-13: 9780367764784 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 172 str.

Heidi Keller

Opis

The Myth of Attachment Theory confronts the uncritical acceptance of attachment theory —challenging its scientific basis and questioning the relevance in our modern, superdiverse and multicultural society — and exploring the central concern of how children, and their way of forming relationships, differ from each other.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. The Beginnings of Attachment Theory 3. The Attachment Theory of the 21st Century 4. Unsolved Problems 5. Cultural Blindness of Attachment Theory 6. Checking Facts: What is and what can attachment theory really do? 7. Attachment Theory and Daycare 8. Reflections About Culture Conscious Transition Processes 9. Ethical Questions 10. Concluding Comments

O autorze

Heidi Keller is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and former Head of Department, Culture and Development, Faculty of Human Sciences, Osnabrueck University, Germany. Among many international awards, in 2019 she was the recipient of the SRCD Award for Distinguished Contributions to Understanding International, Cultural and Contextual Diversity in Child Development.