Reviews for Working with Denied Child Abuse: The Resolutions Approach

The average rating for Working with Denied Child Abuse: The Resolutions Approach based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-04-23 00:00:00 John Smith Mark Blumberg wrote this book in an accessible manner, using lots of interesting examples from animal model and human research to disspell nativist theories (i.e., theories that certain behaviors are instinctual, innate, present from birth, etc). If you're interested in this sort of thing (read: human development geek), it's refreshing to read something that reads more like a novel while still informing the whole nature-nurture thing. The author's viewpoint is clear... He thinks most, if not all, aspects of animal and human behavior are acquired by experience, not by some innate programming mechanism. The specific examples he presents are impressive, well-chosen, and supported by rigorous research. Whether or not you agree with his overall worldview, the book makes the reader step back and think about why we should think critically about and/or test others' work and ideas (i.e., appealing and "easy" nativist explanations) before just accepting them as fact because someone (or lots of someones) say so. I suppose this is a lesson that could apply beyond the HDFS world, but again, if you're not into these sorts of topics, this book may not be your cup of tea!

Review # 2 was written on 2018-08-06 00:00:00 Rick Gyori Great stuff, if you love maps. Some people are better or worse at spatial thinking, and you will enjoy this book only if you have map brain.