The Different Faces of Motherhood

The Different Faces of Motherhood began during a conversation between the two editors, developmental psychologists who have spent our professional careers working with infants and very young children. We are well aware of the impor­ tance of infants to their mothers and of mothers to their infants....

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Birns, Beverly (Editor), Hay, Dale (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1988, 1988
Edition:1st ed. 1988
Series:Perspectives in Developmental Psychology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Major Theories
  • 1. Ethological Contributions to the Study of Human Motherhood
  • 2. Psychoanalysis Constructs Motherhood
  • 3. Social Learning Perspectives on the Development of the Mother-Child Relationship
  • II. Cross-Cultural Perspectives
  • 4. Arab Mothers in Morocco: Responsibilities without Rights
  • 5. The Chinese Family: Continuity and Change
  • 6. The Children’s Home: An Alternative in Childrearing Practices in the Netherlands
  • III. Contemporary American Motherhood
  • 7. Motherhood and Child Care
  • 8. The Black Mother in the United States: History, Theory, Research, and Issues
  • 9. Divorced Mothers
  • 10. Mothers Who Are Disabled
  • 11. Delayed Motherhood
  • Conclusion