Childhood's Secrets: Intimacy, Privacy, and the Self Reconsidered

by Max Van Manen and Bas Levering

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Identifies secrecy as a crucial dimension of human development-showing how common, everyday secrets make children aware of inner space and external worlds, which in turn help them develop a sense of self, personal responsibility, autonomy, and intimacy in human relations, and reveals the fascinating relationships between childhood secrets and adult lives. Thoroughly readable, the book provides dozens of examples of experiences with secrecy as we encounter...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807735051

ISBN13:9780807735053

Release Date:June 1996

Publisher:Teachers College Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Child Psychology Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Politics & Social Sciences Psychology Psychology & Counseling Psychotherapy Social Sciences Teen & Young Adult

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