Attachment Security and the Social World

by A. Sochos

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349485529
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Edition description:	1st ed. 2014
Pages:	189
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Antigonos Sochos is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, University of Bedfordshire, UK. He is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His main academic interests lie in attachment theory and the integration of psychodynamic and social psychological approaches.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Attachment Research 2. Attachment and Social Groups 3. Attachment and Systems of Meaning 4. Beyond Dyadic Relationships: The Collective Organisation of Attachment 5. Collective Attachment and The Response to 9/11 6. Collective Attachment and the Western Tradition of Coercion and Violence Epilogue