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BL
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728867
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b548620
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| Main Entry
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Lawrence H. Ganong and Marilyn Coleman.
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| Title & Author
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Stepfamily relationships : : development, dynamics, and interventions\ Lawrence H. Ganong and Marilyn Coleman.
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| Publication Statement
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New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2004] ©2004
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(ix, 270 pages) : illustrations
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| ISBN
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1441991123
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: 9781441991126
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| Contents
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Studying stepfamilies --;The cultural context of stepfamilies --;Paths to stepfamily life --;Courtship in stepfamilies --;Couple dynamics in stepfamilies --;Gay and lesbian cohabiting couples in stepfamilies --;The dynamics of parenting and stepparenting --;Effects of stepfamily living on children --;Siblings, half-siblings, and stepsiblings --;Grandparents and stepgrandparents --;Clinical perspectives on stepfamily dynamics.
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This volume focuses on a wide range of behaviors and outcomes in stepfamily relationships, both positive and negative. The authors use the normative-adaptive perspective to seek out and study adaptive, well-functioning stepfamilies and find how they differ from those who struggle to cope.
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Remarriage.
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Stepfamilies -- Psychological aspects.
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Stepfamilies.
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| LC Classification
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HQ759.92L397 9999
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Lawrence H Ganong
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Marilyn Coleman
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