The following is a list of books recently or soon-to-be published by members of the Yale community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers.
In "Listening to Fear," Steven Marans draws on his professional experience as director of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence at Yale to equip readers with ways to talk effectively with children about their fears. He shares specific techniques for easing distress in children of all ages and provides tactics for speaking with children about general or specific fears. Marans' work has demonstrated that children communicate their unease in actions more than words, and he thus notes that adults must learn to interpret their child's behavioral language. His tactics for talking with children are arranged by age group and include: asking about the concerns and worries of the child's friends; thinking through the messages behind the child's questions before answering them; and reassuring the child with facts, but not too many. Marans also illustrates how to support and help children develop effective coping skills to last a lifetime.
In his new work, Alan Trachtenberg explores the role of Native Americans in the creation of American identity and links their experience in the late 19th century to the experiences of European and Asian immigrants in the early 20th century. During this wave of immigration, Trachtenberg states, the Native American -- once viewed as savage and reviled -- became heroic and celebrated. By 1925, citizenship was granted to Native Americans as a birthright, while the National Origins Act began to close the door on immigrants. As the Indians were being commemorated, reaching near iconic status in cultural representations such as literature and art, they were also being assimilated into American culture. Trachtenberg traces this transformation through poetry, photography and popular culture, examining how the developments of Native American assimilation (which came with consequences, Trachtenberg demonstrates) and the shutting out of immigrants helped shape the concept of nation and what it means to be American.
Dr. Mary Jane Minkin and Carol Wright consider the findings of recent research on menopause in this book, which explains in detail what is now known about menopause and its treatment. The authors cover such topics as the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy; controlling the symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome; treatments for menopause-related hot flashes, insomnia and depression; menopause and sexuality; osteoporosis; preventing and detecting cancer of the reproductive organs; healthy lifestyle choices for menopausal women; and the findings of the Women's Health Initiative study, among others. Written in a question-and-answer format, the authors offer responses to commonly asked questions "as though speaking directly to patients," according to a review in Choice.
First-time author John Donatich examines key moments in his married and family life through the lens of ambivalence, tracing the inner life of a man coming into adulthood. He explores the various compromises and transitions inherent in the experience of marriage and fatherhood, and he ruminates on the complexities of life, seeing two sides to every issue. Donatich describes the various important moments in his life: an interfaith marriage; the birth of his daughter and, just a few hours later, the loss of his job; suffering through miscarriages and depression; and growing up as the son of immigrants from Istria, a peninsula divided between Italy and Slovenia. He questions whether humans are better off solitary or coupled, and he argues that ambivalence -- not feeling certain or having all the answers -- is what leads one to an acceptance of life's mysteries.
T H I S
Listening to Fear: Helping Kids Cope, from Nightmares to the Nightly News
Steven Marans, the Harris Associate Professor of Child Psychoanalysis and associate professor of psychiatry
(An Owl Book Original, Henry Holt & Co.)
Shades of Hiawatha: Staging Indians, Making Americans, 1880-1930
Alan Trachtenberg, professor emeritus of American studies, the Neil Gray Jr. Professor Emeritus of English and senior research scholar in English
(Hill & Wang)
A Woman's Guide to Menopause and Perimenopause
Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Carol V. Wright
(Yale University Press)
Ambivalence, a Love Story: Portrait of a Marriage
John Donatich, director of Yale University Press
(St. Martin's Press)
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