This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International] licence. It is free to read at Oxford Clinical Psychology Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Attachment theory is among the most popular theories of human socioemotional development, with a global research community and widespread interest from clinicians, child welfare professionals, educationalists and parents. It has been considered "one of the most generative contemporary ideas" about family life in modern society. It is one of the last of the grand theories of human development that still retains an active research tradition. Attachment theory and research speak to fundamental questions about human emotions, relationships and development. They do so in terms that feel experience-near, with a remarkable combination of intuitive ideas and counter-intuitive assessments and conclusions. Over time, attachment theory seems to have become more, rather than less, appealing and popular, in part perhaps due to alignment with current concern with the lifetime implications of early brain development Cornerstones of Attachment Research re-examines the work of key laboratories that have contributed to the study of attachment. In doing so, the book traces the development in a single scientific paradigm through parallel but separate lines of inquiry. Chapters address the work of Bowlby, Ainsworth, Main and Hesse, Sroufe and Egeland, and Shaver and Mikulincer. Cornerstones of Attachment Research utilises attention to these five research groups as a lens on wider themes and challenges faced by attachment research over the decades. The chapters draw on a complete analysis of published scholarly and popular works by each research group, as well as much unpublished material. "Recommended. All readers." -- S. M. Valente, University of California, CHOICE "Adopting a historical perspective, Duschinsky traces the origins of attachment theory and its evolution, noting especially how common terms have been differently understood across research groups. A useful stock-taking effort." -- Choice "Lively, elegant, thorough, and readily accessible. A finer introduction to the field of attachment will not be written." -- Mary Main, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, USA "A remarkable work. Each section is a gem of concision, stimulus and information, combining academic rigour with wit, common sense, and literary flair. An essential text, it will be unsurpassed-except perhaps by Duschinsky himself-for the foreseeable future." -- Jeremy Holmes, Visiting Professor, University of Exeter, UK "At last! A comprehensive presentation of the central areas in the evolution of the field of attachment theory and research. Scholarly, insightful, and constructively critical as well. A must-read for anyone interested in attachment." -- Erik Hesse, Director of the Social Development Project, University of California, Berkeley, USA "A masterpiece. It contains priceless material not found anywhere else, together with thorough discussion of debates and issues in the field, past and present. No stone is left unturned. This will be the definitive work." -- Alan Sroufe, Professor Emeritus of Child Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA "Finally, attachment study has the history it deserves. This volume flows from Dr. Duschinsky's mastery of the vast literature on attachment. He highlights much that has been overlooked and preserves much that might otherwise have been lost. Students and scholars alike will find this their very best entrèe to the field." -- Everett Waters, Professor of Social and Developmental Psychology, SUNY Stony Brook University, NY, USA "Duschinsky critically and comparatively traces developments in attachment theory and research, based on a meticulous reading of published and unpublished work of first and second generation researchers. He brings thoughtful retrospective reflection, combines scholarly detail with lively clarity, and deliberates on likely future directions." -- Danya Glaser, Honorary Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, and Visiting Professor, UCL, London, UK Examines the work of key laboratories that have contributed to the study of attachment, along with the inviduals who have contributed to its intellectual development Robbie Duschinsky, Senior University Lecturer, Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge Robbie Duschinsky is Senior University Lecturer in Social Sciences in the Primary Care Unit at the University of Cambridge, and Fellow and Director of Studies at Sidney Sussex College. With Kate White he is the co-editor of Trauma and Loss: Key Texts from the John Bowlby Archive (Routledge). His study of attachment research has been supported by an Investigator Award from the Wellcome Trust. As Head of the Applied Social Science Group within the Primary C