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Author Fingerman, Karen L.

Title Aging mothers and their adult daughters : a study in mixed emotions / Karen L. Fingerman
Published New York : Springer Pub., ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 238 pages)
Series Springer series, focus on women
Springer series, focus on women.
Contents Ch. 1. Complexities of the mother/daughter tie -- Ch. 2. The mothers and daughters in this study -- Ch. 3. Theories about mother/daughter ties -- Ch. 4. The pleasure of her company -- Ch. 5. The developmental schism -- Ch. 6. The history of the mother/daughter tie -- Ch. 7. A problematic encounter -- Ch. 8. Shared perceptions of problems -- Ch. 9. Interpersonal conflict and communication -- Ch. 10. Mothers' and daughters' responses to tensions -- Ch. 11. Once a mother, always a mother
Summary "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 descripti
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-213) and index
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Subject Parent and adult child.
Mothers and daughters.
Aging parents.
Family life surveys.
Mothers.
Older people.
Parent and child.
Adult children of aging parents.
Mothers
Aged
Family Characteristics
Mothers -- psychology
Nuclear Family -- psychology
Parent-Child Relations
mothers.
elderly.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- Motherhood.
Parent and child
Older people
Mothers
Adult children of aging parents
Aging parents
Family life surveys
Mothers and daughters
Parent and adult child
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780826116116
0826116116