SOCSCI 2O03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Kids Helpline, Single Parent, Emo
12 Sep 2013
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Lecture 5: esther in context & conway on children as victims & hurried children. Low self-esteem issues: went to mcmaster for a while. Manipulation: father tried to manipulate her, mother manipulated her by playing the victim role. Was emotionally abandoned: big issue in the literature, see 8 things conway talks about. Buries herself in reading: escapism, becomes the heroine in the books. Multiple personalities is one of the things that go with abuse. Victim or a survivor: have to make that choice, surviving means thriving. Often means breaking the silence, giving ownership of the problem to the perpetrators. Tries to tell mom she is pregnant dad has been- Gets interrupted by mom are you sure you aren"t making this up, honey. Interrupting: trying to disarm with charm, emotionally abandoning her daughter. Diane makes a very powerful statement mom says she. Asks her mom is making it up. Shouldn"t a girl tell her mom everything: low s-e.
