Growing Up in Stepfamilies

Zusatztext A key to the fascinating insights and provocative lessons of the book is that the authors include two family therapists! a psychiatrist! and a social scientist - a most unusual combination of talents and disciplinary approaches ... This is a wise book! full of thoughtful commentary as well as dramatic stories! scholarly and well referenced. Klappentext Millions of children in Britain now grow up in stepfamilies! but little is reliably known about their experiences of stepfamily life! or why in the long term some encounter problems! whilst others flourish. This pioneering! multidisciplinary study tracks the lives of fifty children born in 1958! offering unique insights into the long term impact of stepfamily life in Britain today. Zusammenfassung Millions of children in Britain now grow up in stepfamilies, but little is reliably known about their experiences of stepfamily life, or why in the long term some encounter problems, whilst others flourish. This pioneering, multidisciplinary study tracks the lives of fifty children born in 1958, offering unique insights into the long term impact of stepfamily life in Britain today.

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• Authors: Gill Gorell Barnes, Gill Gorell Thompson Barnes, Barnes Gill Gorell, Natasha Burchardt, Burchardt Natasha, Daniel, Gwyn Daniel, Daniel Gwyn, Barnes Gorell, Thompson, Paul Thompson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.1997
• EAN: 9780198280965
• ISBN: 978-0-19-828096-5
• No. of pages: 348
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, Sociology: family & relationships, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social welfare and social services, Age groups: children, Sociology: family and relationships, Age groups: adolescents