Attachment Security and the Social World [electronic resource] /
Sochos, A.author.
With an overview of the existing attachment theory literature and new contributions to the field, this book proposes that social groups seek protection and security as they collectively construct their ideologies and social institutions. In doing so, the book extends attachment theory to show how it can inform wider socio-cultural phenomena.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to Attachment Research; 2 Attachment and Social Groups; 3 Attachment and Systems of Meaning; 4 Beyond Dyadic Relationships: The Collective Manifestation of Attachment; 5 Collective Attachment and the Response to 9/11; 6 Collective Attachment and the Western Tradition of Coercion and Violence; Epilogue; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
With an overview of the existing attachment theory literature and new contributions to the field, this book proposes that social groups seek protection and security as they collectively construct their ideologies and social institutions. In doing so, the book extends attachment theory to show how it can inform wider socio-cultural phenomena.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Sociology.
Community psychology.
Environmental psychology.
Developmental psychology.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Sociology, general.
Community and Environmental Psychology.
Developmental Psychology.