Origins of Nurturance

Developmental, Biological and Cultural Perspectives on Carergiving
Erscheinungsjahr 1986
ISBN: 978-0-89859-643-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

First published in 1986. In recent years, the importance of caring for and nurturing the young has moved from the private concern of families to the public agenda. This has been due in part to some of the failures of childrearing within the family, as shown in instances of abuse, neglect, and incest. Other symptoms that also may be related to the stresses inherent in contemporary parenting are latch-key children, delinquency, adolescent suicide, and substance abuse among children and adolescents.

Part I of this volume focuses on the developing child's responses to infants and younger children as possible precursors of later nurturance. The research studies outlined in this section provide detailed descriptions of the range of responses of children of different ages to the young. In addition, they call attention to person and situational variables-such as gender, sibling status, adult encouragement, and the infant's own responses to the child-that appear to modify children's behavior during child-infant interaction. Part II extends the developmental course of nurturance by examining early parenting and its determinants. In addition, cultural contexts and biological influences are examined for their potential impact on the developmental course of nurturance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fogel, Alan

Melson, Gail F.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, I: CHILD-INFANT INTERACTIONS, II. PERSPECTIVES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NURTURANCE: Culture, Biology, and Risk, Author Index, Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alan Fogel and Gail F. Melson, Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University.