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Stepfamilies (Palgrave Macmillian Studies in Family and Intimate Life)

By Graham Allan , Graham Crow , Sheila Hawker

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2011
ISBN
1403904928, 9781403904928, 9780230308671, 0230308678
Open Library ID
OL11642416M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1119674 bytes)
Series
Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life
Pages
210\210
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

"This is a much-needed sociological review of stepfamily life, examining the particular issues and challenges which people in stepfamilies face. Combining published studies and original fieldwork, it focuses on the internal dynamics of stepfamily households as well as the relationships sustained with those outside the household"--Provided by publisher. Content: Introduction -- Analysing stepfamilies -- Case illustrations -- Family boundaries -- Stepmothering stepchildren -- Stepfathering stepchildren -- Stepfamily kinship -- Conclusion: change and continuity. Abstract: "This is a much-needed sociological review of stepfamily life, examining the particular issues and challenges which people in stepfamilies face. Combining published studies and original fieldwork, it focuses on the internal dynamics of stepfamily households as well as the relationships sustained with those outside the household"--Provided by publisher

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