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Presents an integrated theory of development and maturation focusing on the influence of childhood experience on adult women. The book draws on the theories of Mead, Habermas, and Schutz, and on narratives and group discussions to analyze case studies.
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PsychologyTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword: Ghosts and Spirits
- 1 Ghost of a Chance
- 2 Group Communication and Narratives in Research
- 3 Self, Time, and Temporal Experience
- 4 Mature and Immature Parent Practices
- 5 The Childhoods of Rebecca, Gloria, and GretaāGhosts of Battering Parents
- 6 Ghosts of Sexually Abusive FathersāJanet and Delores
- 7 Michelle and BarbaraāRebelling Against The Ghosts of Poverty and Neglect
- 8 The Death of a Childās ParentāShelly and Karen
- 9 Pam and RhondaāMature Parents
- 10 Mature Becoming in Social Context
- Bibliography
- Appendix I: Guidelines
- Appendix II: Characteristics of the Participants
- Appendix III: Evaluation of Significant Others
- Appendix IV: Communicative Competency
- Index
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