Children and separation : socio-genealogical connectedness perspective / Kwame Owusu-Bempah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owusu-Bempah, Kwame, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parental deprivation.

Loss (Psychology) in children.

Attachment behavior in children.

Personality development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Childhood separation and loss have become virtually a way of life for a large number of children throughout the world. Children separated from their genetic parent(s) and consequently their genealogical, social and cultural roots due to processes such as adoption, parental divorce/separation, donor insemination, single parenthood by choice and child trafficking can face social, emotional and psychological difficulties.This book explores the premise that a proper understanding of the complex inner world of modern day separated children and their psycho-social development requires a shift in foc

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Theories of childhood separation: an overview; 2 Socio-genealogical connectedness: in theoretical context; 3 Socio-genealogical knowledge: a missing dimension in Bowlby's 'Forty-Four Juvenile Thieves' study?; 4 Socio-genealogical connectedness and the well-being of children of divorce; 5 Further research evidence: the gender question; 6 Socio-genealogical knowledge and self-identity; 7 Divorce and parental alienation syndrome: socio-genealogical implications

8 Research, policy and practice implicationsBibliography; Author index; Subject index

Notes:

First published in 2007 by Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-60318-4

0-415-64652-9

0-203-69502-X

1-317-60319-2

9780203695029

OCLC:

958103272