1st Edition
Origins of Nurturance Developmental, Biological and Cultural Perspectives on Carergiving
304 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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... Read more
Preface, I: CHILD-INFANT INTERACTIONS, II. PERSPECTIVES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NURTURANCE: Culture, Biology , and Risk, Author Index, Subject Index
Biography
Alan Fogel and Gail F. Melson, Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University.
