Roots of futility

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Polansky, Norman A.,, 1918- Roots of futility [by] Norman A. Polansky, Robert D. Borgman [and] Christine De Saix. - [1st ed.]. - San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 1972.
xvi, 272 p. 24 cm. - (The Jossey-Bass behavioral science series ) Content notes : Poor as job's turkey -- When is a child neglected? -- Desolation -- Futility in a cultural context -- Design of a diagnostic study -- Psychic maturity and maternal competence -- Transmission of futility -- Impact on the child -- Infantilization -- Verbal accessibility in diagnosis -- Exercises in futility -- Breaking the chain -- Childhood level of living scale -- Maternal characteristics scale -- Infantilization scale. 0875891500 9780875891507 * Child abuse - Appalachian Region. People with social disabilities - Appalachian Region. Mother and child. Poverty - Psychological aspects. Frustration - United States. Mother-Child Relations - United States. Poverty - United States. Psychology - United States. Socioeconomic Factors - United States. * Borgman, Robert D.,De Saix, Christine, * Title * Series