
Children of Crisis, Volumes II and III
Children of Crisis, Volumes II and III won the Pulitzer Prize. A groundbreaking study of the impact of current events on the lives and minds of children. Most parents teach their children the lessons and skills they need to function in the world while trying to shield them from the harsher realities of life. But long before children are considered ready to face the complications of the real world, they are learning truths and perspectives most adults imagine are beyond them. Child psychiatrist Robert Coles traveled the globe for more than a decade, from Northern Ireland to Nicaragua, South Africa to Southeast Asia, across the United States and beyond, conducting in-depth interviews with children about their cultures, ideologies, national pride, and political knowledge. He learned that the greater challenges, traumas, conflicts, and issues of the world around them find their way into children's impressionable minds and play a crucial role in their development. Robert Coles' unique and groundbreaking research sheds much-needed light on the psychology of childhood, revolutionizing both professional and personal understanding of humans' formative years.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Little
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN-13
- 9780802196576
- Genre
- Science & Technology
- Topics
- Child psychologyEffects of social and political crisis on childrenGlobal childhood development
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionWonMajor(1973)
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