Overview
- Presents a brief history of stepfamily relationships as a field of study
- Utilizes a normative-adaptive perspective to look at both positive and negative dimensions of stepfamily life
- Provides a complete picture of the development and dynamics of stepfamily relationships
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Among the topics included:
• The cultural context of stepfamilies.
• Couple dynamics in stepfamilies.
• Gay andlesbian couples in stepfamilies. • The dynamics of stepparenting.
• Siblings, half-siblings, and stepsiblings. • Effects of stepfamily living on children.
• Clinical perspectives on stepfamily dynamics.
For researchers and clinicians who work with families, it enriches the literature as it offers insights and guidelines for effective practice as well as possible avenues for future research.
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Book Title: Stepfamily Relationships
Book Subtitle: Development, Dynamics, and Interventions
Authors: Lawrence Ganong, Marilyn Coleman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7702-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-7700-7Published: 16 July 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-7954-7Published: 30 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-7702-1Published: 15 July 2016
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XV, 343
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Family, Developmental Psychology, Psychotherapy