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Child survivors of genocide : trauma, resilience, and identity in Guatemala /

"This book examines the experiences of orphaned child survivors of Guatemala's 36-year internal armed conflict and genocide who were raised in an in-country permanent residential home. Now adults, they have faced long-term consequences but also have become resilient, well-adapted adults wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heying, Shirley A. (Author)
Other Authors: Holten, Andre J. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Subjects:
Genocide > Guatemala > History.
Children and genocide > Guatemala.
Genocide survivors > Guatemala > Psychology.
Psychic trauma > Guatemala.
Resilience (Personality trait) > Guatemala.
Identity (Psychology) > Guatemala.
Belonging (Social psychology) > Guatemala.
Belonging (Social psychology)
Children and genocide.
Genocide.
Identity (Psychology)
Psychic trauma.
Resilience (Personality trait)
Guatemala.
History.
Description
Summary:"This book examines the experiences of orphaned child survivors of Guatemala's 36-year internal armed conflict and genocide who were raised in an in-country permanent residential home. Now adults, they have faced long-term consequences but also have become resilient, well-adapted adults with a strong sense of identity and belonging"--
Physical Description:xxiii, 321 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781793602299
1793602298