History of Childhood (Condor Books)
from the Foreword: Possibly the heartless treatment of children, from the practice of infanticide and abandonment through to the neglect, the rigors of swaddling, the purposeful starving, the beatings, the solitary confinement, and so on, was and is only one aspect of the basic aggressiveness and cruelty of human nature, of the inbred disregard of the rights and feelings of others. Children, being physically unable to resist aggression, were the victims of forces over which they had no control,...
'A touching, tender story filled with wonderful humour. An absolute joy' Sarah Haywood 'A very special book, really enjoyable' Katie Fforde I don't have any friends, only dog ones, because they don't make you do bad things. I don't want any human friends, actually. It's for the best.' Hope Nicely hasn't had an easy life. But she's happy enough living at 23 Station Close with her mum, Jenny Nicely, and she loves her job, walking other people's dogs. She's a bit different, but as Jenny always...
The Transition to Adulthood and Family Relations: An Intergenerational Approach
by Eugenia Scabini, Elena Marta, and Margherita Lanz
Adolescence and Youth
Mind Fields (Adolescent Cultures, School & Society, #16)
by Thomas J. Cottle
Vertrauensforschung 2010: A State of the Art (Psychologie Und Gesellschaft, #9)
Die Vertrauensforschung, noch vor 10 Jahren eine Art Stiefkind wissenschaftlicher Schwerpunktsetzungen, boomt. Neue Erkenntnisse sind gewonnen, neue Themenfelder erschlossen, im gesellschaftlichen Diskurs sind Vertrauensphanomene bzw. Vertrauenskrisen in aller Munde. Dieser Band versucht, die inzwischen hohe Vielfalt der vorliegenden Forschungsergebnisse zu bundeln und den 'State of the Art' in verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen zu resumieren. Aktuelle theoretische Stroemungen, wissens...
Death by Despair (American University Studies, #245)
by Ramon Martinez De Pison
Hausaufgabenbetreuung in Sozialpaedagogischen Institutionen (Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie, #563)
by Holger Thurau
Anknupfend an die Diskussion uber die Effektivitat von Hausaufgaben werden unterschiedliche Formen der Hausaufgabenbetreuung untersucht. Es wird gefragt, ob es in Gruppen mit klarer Situationsstrukturierung weniger Konflikte, eine intensivere Zuwendung und bessere Schulleistungen gibt. Die Ergebnisse wurden durch teilnehmende Beobachtung, Befragung und Analyse von schriftlichen Materialien gewonnen. Neben der empirischen Prufung von Hypothesen konkretisiert und differenziert der Autor die Ergebn...
'Adolescence - when we are no longer children and have not yet reached adulthood - is a time of much disturbance, change and potential for growth. The adolescent is confronted with a body that stretches, changes and grows in all directions, as does her or his mind: he is no longer who he was.'- Inge Wise from her IntroductionAdolescence is a turbulent period of time in life. Adolescents experience hormonal and physical changes that affect their mood and emotions. Psychoanalysis can help them res...
Mathematisch begabte Kinder; Modelle, empirische Studien und Förderungsprojekte für das Grundschulalter
by Friedhelm Kapnick
In diesem Band werden Untersuchungen zu mathematisch begabten Grundschulkindern vorgestellt, einem in der Wissenschaft und in der Schulpraxis bisher weitestgehend vernachlassigten Thema. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei eine komplexe Kennzeichnung spezifischer Merkmale und Merkmalsauspragungen von mathematisch begabten Dritt- und Viertklasslern. Hierzu wird ein allgemeines Merkmalssystem entwickelt, das sowohl mathematische Fahigkeiten als auch begabungsstutzende Personlichkeitsqualitaten der Kinder u...
Parenting in Transracial Adoption
by Jane Hoyt-Oliver, Hope Haslam Straughan, Ph.D., and Jayne E. Schooler
An essential resource for transracially adoptive parents and the professionals who serve them, this book offers practical strategies for helping a transracially adopted child through the challenges he or she may face. Anchored in a qualitative study of parents who have adopted children identified as being of a different race, this book draws from real-life experiences to raise and respond to questions that arise before, during, and after transracial adoption. Its goal: to help adoptive parents (...
Using children's own accounts, "Childhood Identities" explores how children between the ages of four and nine come to an understanding of the physical body as a medium of social expression, and the significance which this has on their relationships and friendhips. Concentrating on the child's perspective, it raises questions about ideas of difference and disability as they relate to social identity and personhood. The children's accounts also reveal the subtle and different ways in which childre...
Dire Emotions and Lethal Behaviors: Eclipse of the Life Instinct
by Charles Stewart
The Uses of Psychoanalysis in Working with Children's Emotional Lives (New Imago)
This volume offers very specific illustrations of psychoanalytic ways of thinking and working in both clinical and pedagogical contexts with children. It is designed for professionals who work with infants, children, and adolescents, and who are seeking modes of working that respects emotions, that embrace context, and that privilege imagination and possibility. For professionals who already practice in ways that are sympathetic to these modes of working, the scholarly underpinning of this work...
Bis in unsere Gegenwart hinein wird das Streben nach Erkenntnis als ein ganzlich rationaler Prozess betrachtet, der allein von der Vernunft und dem Verstand gelenkt wird. Die Studie zeigt auf, dass es neben dem Verstand und neben der Vernunft vor allem die Gefuhle sind, die den Vorgang der Erkenntnis in Gang setzen, aufrechterhalten und zu einem uberprufbaren Resultat gelangen lassen. Anhand biographischer Analysen wird dargelegt, dass allein die "Verbindung" von Denken und Fuhlen Menschen dazu...