They brought with them a strong sense of history and human agency but
also feelings of alienation and fear.
Not exact matches
The same dualistic myths that have made us
feel exceptional have
also led to our sense
of alienation from nature and purpose.
«The first was that people
feel incredibly let down by this Conservative - led government and
of course by the Liberal Democrats as well, and
also that there was an
alienation and a frustration with politics in general and people have this frustration that they don't
feel that politics can change anything.
Embodying the adolescent
feelings of difference and
alienation, the original X-Men were
also all teenagers: «The Strangest Teens
of All!»
This
feeling of alienation can
also bring on other
feelings.
It can
also be helpful to people who might
feel that contacting those they have lost touch with could be seen as intrusive, as in many cases
of parental
alienation.
Furthermore, there are
also «strong arguments» that evidently suggest parental
alienation is a form
of psychological abuse since it depicts a parent perpetrator's incapability to put a child's
feelings and needs above him or her.
Parental separation may
also expose children to loss
of social, economic and human capital.4, 14 Other explanatory factors may derive from characteristics typical
of separating parents such as lower relationship satisfaction and higher conflict levels
also before the separation.4 The rising numbers
of children with JPC have concerned child clinicians as well as researchers on the subject.20, 21 Child experts have worried about children's potential
feelings of alienation from living in two separate worlds, 20 — 22 increased exposure to parental conflict12, 22 and other stressors that JPC may impose on a child.22 Such daily stressors may be long distances to school, friends and leisure activities, lack
of stability in parenting and home environment and a need to adjust to the demands
of two different family lives.12, 22 The logistics
of travelling between their homes and keeping in contact with friends has been stated as a drawback
of JPC in interview studies with children.23 — 25 Older adolescents, in particular, indicated that they preferred to be in one place.23
Gardner (2002) pointed out, «when true parental abuse and / or neglect is present the child's animosity may be justified, and so the parental
alienation syndrome diagnosis is not applicable» Johnston (2001) is right that it is «critical to differentiate the alienated child (who persistently refuses and rejects visitation because
of unreasonable negative views and
feelings) from other children who
also resist contact with a parent after separation.