Returning home : reconnecting with our childhoods / Jerry M. Burger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burger, Jerry M., author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dwellings--Psychological aspects.

Dwellings.

Home--Psychological aspects.

Home.

Place attachment.

Reminiscing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2017.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The only expectation one can have when returning to visit a childhood home is to be deeply moved in the most unexpected ways. For millions of Americans each year, that journey conjures many emotions, offering a psychological exploration unlike any other. This book describes the experiences of adults who visit a childhood home and the psychology behind their visits. Seeing the buildings, schools, parks and playgrounds from their past helps to establish the psychological and emotional link between the child in the old photographs and the person they are today.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Chapter One; Returning Home; Chapter Two; A Theory of Home Attachment; Chapter Three; A Child's World; Chapter Four; A Place to Be; Chapter Five; A Place to Grow; Chapter Six; A Place to Heal; Chapter Seven; When There's No Place Like Home; Chapter Eight; The Bigger Picture; Notes; Suggested Readings; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-41181-9

979-82-16-26072-1

1-282-98598-1

9786612985980

1-4422-0682-9

OCLC:

700706977