Making Decisions about Children Psychological Questions and Answers

Name: Making Decisions about Children Psychological Questions and Answers
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ISBN: 9780631202592

ISBN-10: 0631202595

ISBN-13: 9780631202592

Edition: 2nd 1998 (Revised)

Authors: H. Rudolph Schaffer

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This fully updated and revised edition bridges the gap between research and practice in the field of child and family psychology. The book is addressed to professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, family lawyers and social workers.

Book details

List price: $70.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/8/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 282
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

H Rudolph Schaffer is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of Strathclyde



Series Editor's Preface to the Second Edition


Preface to First Edition


Preface to Second Edition



On Using Research:Sources of Decision Making


The Nature of Research



Children and Their Families: Issues for Research and Practice


When do Children First Form Attachments to Other People?


How Long Can the Formation of the First Attachment Be Delayed?


When Does Maternal Bonding Occur?


Is There a 'Blood Bond'?


Are Children Born by the New Reproductive Technologies at Risk?


Do Women Make Better Parents than Men?


Do Children Need a Parent of Each Sex?


Does Separation from Parents Cause Psychological Trauma?


Does Maternal Deprivation Bring About Long-term Damage?


Should Mothers Go Out to Work?


Is Group Daycare Bad for Young Children?


Are Children Harmed by their Parents' Divorce?


Does Marital Conflict Affect Children's Well-being?


Can Children From Love Relationships to New Parent-figures?


Does Parental Pathology Lead to Child Pathology?


Do Early Problems Continue into Later Life?


Does Family Poverty Affect Psychological Development?


Who Becomes Antisocial?


Is Physical Punishment Psychologically Harmful?


Who are the Vulnerable Children?



A View of Childhood:Some General Themes


A Concluding Note of Optimism


References


Name Index


Subject Index