Sibling Relationships: their Nature and Significance Across the Lifespan

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Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface List of Contributors 1. Sibling Relationships Across the Lifespan: An Overview and Introduction Overview Siblings as Agents of Socialization Outline of the Volume Summary 2. The Effect of the Newborn on the Older Sibling: Mothers' Questionnaires Method Results Discussion Concluding Comment 3. Siblings and Their Mothers: Developing Relationships Within the Family Introduction The Study Conclusions 4. Patterns of Sibling Interaction Among Preschool-age Children Introduction Overview of the Studies Conclusion 5. Sibling Relationships in Middle Childhood Intrapersonal Experience of Sibling Relationships in Middle Childhood Interpersonal Encounters Between Siblings In Middle Childhood Siblings as Caretakers Pets as Second-Order Modifiers or Sibling Surrogates Conclusion 6. Sibling Deidentification and Split-Parent Identification: A Family Tetrad Studies in Sibling Deidentification Studies of Split-Parent Identification Family Tetrad: Structure and Function 7. Birth Order and Sibling Status Effects Psychological Primogeniture Sibling Status and Sex Role Effects 8. Life Span Personality Stability in Sibling Status The Study Discussion 9. Important Variables in Adult Sibling Relationships: A Qualitative Study Perceived Closeness Perceived Sibling Rivalry Critical Incidents Concluding Remarks 10. Intense Sibling Loyalties Loyalty Defined How Loyalty is Demonstrated Sibling Loyalty: Benefits and Burdens 11. Sibling Influence Throughout the Lifespan Existence of the Sibling Relationship Nature of the Sibling Relationship Sibling Influence Conclusions 12. Only Children in America The American Context Only Children Summary and Conclusions 13. Sibling Interdependence and Child Caretaking: A Cross-Cultural View Introduction Sibling Caretaking During Childhood: Hawaiian and Polynesian Examples Functional Allegiances of the Adult Sibling Group: Marriage and Property Conclusion 14. Sibling Relationships in Nonhuman Primates Introduction Some Basic Issues in the Study of Sibling Relationships Two Contrasting Approaches to the Study of Sibling Interactions Kinship and Social Structure: Who are the Siblings and Who Are the Peers? The Development of Sibling Relationships: Two Illustrative Cases Implications for Study of Sibling Relationships in Humans 15. Similarities and Differences Among Siblings An Overview of the Chapter Genetic Sources of Sibling Similarities and Differences Environmental Theories of Sibling Differences Genotype-Environment Correlations Conclusions Epilogue: Framing the Problem Author Index Subject Index