Different Faces of Attachment: Cultural Variations on a Universal Human Need

ISBN-13: 9781316617984 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 336 str.

Hiltrud Otto; Heidi Keller

Opis

This groundbreaking reconceptualization of attachment theory brings together leading scholars from psychology, anthropology and related fields.

Recenzje

'Dazzling in the range of cultural behaviors that relate to infant attachment and social development. The most serious attempt yet to integrate evolutionary adaptation, developmental universals, and cultural variation in attachment and caregiving behaviors.' Patricia M. Greenfield, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles

Spis treści

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.