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John Bowlby's legacy and meanings for the family law field: in conversation with Sir Richard Bowlby

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posted on 2024-06-17, 22:21 authored by R Bowlby, J McIntosh
John Bowlby (1907–1990), a British psychologist, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, is widely known as the father of attachment theory. He was also the father of Richard Bowlby. Since his father's death, Sir Richard Bowlby has made it his life's work to carry on his father's legacy, seeking ways to help the general public benefit from a better understanding of attachment relationships and his father's work in particular. Although an Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University College, London, and patron of many organizations that address challenging attachment issues, Richard Bowlby emphasizes that his strengths are in being “a well-informed layman, having some pretty good inside information, and some wonderful stories to tell.” Here, he covers a wide range of topics and controversies core to family law, offering contemporary and historical insights, perspectives from his father, and an interesting tale or two.

History

Journal

Family court review: an interdisciplinary journal

Volume

49

Pagination

549-556

Location

London, Eng.

ISSN

1531-2445

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article, C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2011, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Issue

3

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell