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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823641303321

Autore

Smolen Ann G. <1953->

Titolo

Mothering without a home : attachment representations and behaviors of homeless mothers and children / / Ann G. Smolen with Alexandra Harrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Jason Aronson, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-4422-5084-4

0-7657-1005-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Collana

The vulnerable child book series

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisonAlexandra <1945->

Disciplina

152.41086/942

Soggetti

Attachment behavior

Homeless children

Homeless women

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Sara -- Three cases -- Cathy : giving the child back to her mother -- Mothering without a home -- Literature review -- Project findings -- Understanding the findings -- Where do we go from here? -- Comments on mothering without a home / by Alexandra Harrison.

Sommario/riassunto

Mothering without a Home: Attachment Representations and Behaviors of Homeless Mothers and Children explores the attachment style of homeless mothers and its effect on the resulting attachment style of their children. Ann Smolen and Alexandra Harrison utilize psychoanalytically informed interventions with the goal of aiding these women in developing a deeper capacity to understand and be attuned to their children's emotional needs.