Mothering babies in domestic violence : beyond attachment theory / Fiona Buchanan.
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TextSeries: Women and psychologyPublisher: London : Routledge, 2017Description: 240 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138187672 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Family violence -- Psychological aspects | Mother and infant | Attachment behavior | Victims of family violence | Family and Relationships | Family and RelationshipsDDC classification: 362.8'292'019 Summary: This volume offers an innovative feminist critique of attachment theory that offers an alternative understanding of relationships between women and their babies in domestic violence. Fiona Buchanan identifies a way forward for working with women, babies and people who have grown up with domestic violence focusing on strengths not deficits. In doing so, she raises new possibilities for work with women and babies in other situations where trauma impacts on their relationships. In line with feminist traditions of listening to the voices of women, this book theorizes from research which asks women who birthed and mothered babies in domestic violence about their experiences. The research identifies that women respond with protectiveness when faced with sustained hostility from their partners and protected their babies in many ways not recognised by attachment theorists.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume offers an innovative feminist critique of attachment theory that offers an alternative understanding of relationships between women and their babies in domestic violence. Fiona Buchanan identifies a way forward for working with women, babies and people who have grown up with domestic violence focusing on strengths not deficits. In doing so, she raises new possibilities for work with women and babies in other situations where trauma impacts on their relationships. In line with feminist traditions of listening to the voices of women, this book theorizes from research which asks women who birthed and mothered babies in domestic violence about their experiences. The research identifies that women respond with protectiveness when faced with sustained hostility from their partners and protected their babies in many ways not recognised by attachment theorists.
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