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   Growing Up in Stepfamilies » Read Now

   by Gill Gorell Barnes, Gwyn Daniel, Natasha Burchardt, Paul Thompson. 342 pgs.

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   Millions of children in Britain now grow up in stepfamilies, but little is reliably known about their experiences of stepfamily life--or why some of these young people encounter problems in the long run while other flourish. This is a new, pioneering, multidisciplinary study that tracks the lives of...

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   Millions of children in Britain now grow up in stepfamilies, but little is reliably known about their experiences of stepfamily life--or why some of these young people encounter problems in the long run while other flourish. This is a new, pioneering, multidisciplinary study that tracks the lives of fifty children born in 1958, offering unique insights into the long-term effects of stepfamily life in the UK today. It will interest many scholars and students of sociology, social policy, public policy/administration, and psychology.

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   Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not? » Read Now

   by Alan Booth, Judy Dunn. 240 pgs.

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   ...sociobiological theory to stepfamilies. In his chapter...sociobiology to stepparenting that creates the...parenting, and stepparenting on children...Remarriages and...
   
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   The Combined Family: A Guide to Creating Successful Step-Relationships » Read Now

   by Taube S. Kaufman, Glenn D. Slovenko. 312 pgs.

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   ...references and index. ISBN 0-306-44500-X 1. Stepfamilies. 2. Stepfamilies--Psychological aspects. 3. Children of divorced...structure. Single parent-headed households and...
   
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   All Our Families: New Policies for a New Century: A Report of the Berkeley Family Forum (Chap. 5 "The Modern American Stepfamily: Problems and Possibilities") » Read Now

   by Mary Ann Mason, Arlene Skolnick, Stephen D. Sugarman. 272 pgs.

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   Debates about the family have often focused on the idealized family of the 1950s-middle class - two parents & two children. This book looks at the majority of American families who do not live this ideal, including divorced families & step-families.
   
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   Parenting and Child Development in "Nontraditional" Families (Chap. 8 "Stepfamilies") » Read Now

   by Michael E. Lamb. 368 pgs.

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   ...Adjustment 125 8. Stepfamilies 137 10. Families...Thompson Laible, chap. 6 , and stepfamilies Hetherington Stanley-Hagan, chap...chap. 8 note in their discussion of...
   
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   Impact of Divorce, Single Parenting, and Stepparenting on Children » Read Now

   by E. Mavis Hetherington, Josephine D. Arasteh. 408 pgs.

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   Factors That Contribute to Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction in Stepfather-Stepchild Relationships, in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care » Read Now

   by Lou Whichard Everett. 11 pgs.

   Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
   
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   Cindrella's Sequel: Stepmothers' Long-Term Relationships with Adult Stepchildren, in Journal of Comparative Family Studies » Read Now

   by Barbara H. Vinick, Susan Lanspery. 8 pgs.

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   Reconstructing the Stepfamily: Old Myths, New Stories, in Social Work » Read Now

   by Anne C. Jones. 9 pgs.

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    Understanding Academic Achievement among Children in Stephouseholds: The Role of Parental Resources, Sex of Stepparent, and Sex of Child, in Social Forces » Read Now

    by Douglas B. Downey. 20 pgs.

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    ...Divorce, Single Parenting and Stepparenting on Children , edited by...Children Cement Bonds in Stepfamilies?" Journal of Marriage and...Problems among Children in...
    
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    "Parent Teams" and the Everyday Interactions of Co-parenting in Stepfamilies, in Communication Reports » Read Now

    by Dawn O. Braithwaite, Paul Schrodt, M. Chad McBride. 19 pgs.

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    Adolescents, Family, and Friends: Social Support after Parents' Divorce or Remarriage » Read Now

    by Kandi M. Stinson. 180 pgs.

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    Focusing on the kinds of networks that most adequately meet adolescent needs, Stinson conducts thirty in-depth interviews with adolescents and their custodial parents. She divides interviews evenly between those living with biological parents, with divorced mother, and with mother and stepfather...

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    Focusing on the kinds of networks that most adequately meet adolescent needs, Stinson conducts thirty in-depth interviews with adolescents and their custodial parents. She divides interviews evenly between those living with biological parents, with divorced mother, and with mother and stepfather. Empirical results are applied to guiding questions: How are adolescent social support networks affected by parental divorce and remarriage? What are the impacts of network size and structure on adolescents' well-being? For researchers and practitioners in adolescent well-being, divorce, and remarriage counseling.

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    Coping with Divorce, Single Parenting, and Remarriage: A Risk and Resiliency Perspective » Read Now

    by E. Mavis Hetherington. 364 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

    ...Remarriage--Psychological aspects. 6. Stepfamilies--Psycho logical aspects. 1. Hetherington...IN REPARTNERED RELATIONSHIPS AND IN STEPFAMILIES 10 Contexts as...