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Quick Look: Secure Attachment Continues to Fall … For Some But Not All

I recently finished reading Robert Putnam’s new book entitled Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. Back in 2000, Putnam released his now classic book entitled Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. In many ways, Our Kids updates us on what has happened in the fifteen years since the release of Bowling […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 3)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 2 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: To quote Powers, “Depth roots us in the world, gives life substance and wholeness.” Historical figures that seem to model depth are: Ludwig van Beethoven, Michelangelo, Emily Dickinson, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr. Achieving depth seems […]

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The Philosophy of Attachment—Going Where No Man Has Gone Before

At the end of my post for January 4th, 2011, I mentioned that I was thinking about two possible routes. One, look more at the philosophical implications of Bowlby’s theory, or, two, take a look at an article by Dr. Carole Pistole wherein she frames the pressing social problem of unwanted teen pregnancy using The Grand […]

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Dr. Ippen-Ghosh on Attachment, Culture, and Trauma (Part I)

On October 26th, 2010, I had the pleasure of attending a workshop by Dr. Chandra Ippen-Ghosh on Understanding How Attachment, Culture, and Trauma Shape Engagement and Service Provision. Ippen-Ghosh is the Associate Research Director of the Child Trauma Research Program at the University of California, San Francisco and the Early Trauma Treatment Network. She’s also […]

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