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Parent-child Relations Throughout Life

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The study of parent-child relationships has long been of interest to behavioral scientists, both for its theoretical importance and for its practice and policy implications. There are, however, certain limitations to the knowledge in this area. First, research on parents and children is spread throughout a number of disciplines and as a consequence is not well integrated. Further, there has been little dialogue among researchers concerned with parents of young children and those interested in middle-aged and elderly parents and their offspring. The present volume predicates the notion that there is considerable similarity in the issues explored by researchers on different points of the life course. Contributions by leading scholars in psychology, sociology, and anthropology are organized into four sections, each of which contains a treatment of at least two stages in the life course. The sections cover attachment in early childhood and in later life, life course transitions, relationships within families, and the influence of social structural factors on parent-child relations. Although the chapters make important contributions to basic research and theory, many also deal with issues of public concern, such as day care, maternal employment, gay and lesbian relationships, and care of the elderly.

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ISBN: 9780805808223
Publication date: 1st August 1991
Author: Karl Pillemer
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Inc
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 320 pages
Genres: Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints
Child, developmental and lifespan psychology
Psychotherapy
Psychology of ageing