Aging Mothers and Their Adult Daughters - A Study in Mixed Emotions

Klappentext "As far as I am aware, there is no other scholarly book on adult mother/daughter relationships, particularly one that incorporates data from pairs of mothers and daughters...I believe that the contents provide useful material for instructors, researchers, and therapists alike." - Rosemary Blieszner, PhD Professor of Gerontology and Family Studies Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.The mother/daughter tie is one that persists well past childhood and it takes on unique characteristics as daughter enter midlife and mohers enter old age. Incorporating vivid descriptions by mothers and daughters about their relationships, this book addresses both the rewards and the costs that mothers and daughters incur in maintaining their relationships into old age. For psychologists, gerontologists, and sociologists, as well as academics and researchers in women's and family studies.

Product details

• Authors: Karen L. Fingerman, Karen L. Phd Fingerman
• Assisted by: Karen Fingerman (Editor), Karen L. Fingerman (Editor)
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUBLISHING CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• EAN: 9780826113795
• ISBN: 978-0-8261-1379-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Springer Series, Focus on Wome; Springer Series, Focus on Wome
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works