First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Karl Pillemer, Kathleen McCartney
Contents: S. Scarr, Foreword. Preface. Part I:Attachment.I. Bretherton, Z. Biringen, D. Ridgeway, The Parental Side of Attachment. V.G. Cicirelli, Attachment Theory in Old Age: Protection of the Attached Figure. Part II:Transitions.C.J. Mebert, Variability in the Transition to Parenthood Experience. A.M. Boxer, J.A. Cook, G. Herdt, Double Jeopardy: Identity Transitions and Parent-Child Relations Among Gay and Lesbian Youth. C.N. Nydegger, The Development of Paternal and Filial Maturity. Part III:Between-Family and Within-Family Approaches.J. Dunn, The Developmental Importance of Differences in Siblings' Experiences Within the Family. K. McCartney, W.W. Robeson, E. Jordan, V. Mouradian, Mothers' Language With First- and Second-Born Children: A Within-Family Study. K. Rathunde, M. Csikszentmihalyi, Adolescent Happiness and Family Interaction. K. Pillemer, J.J. Suitor, Relationships With Children and Distress in the Elderly. J.J. Suitor, K. Pillemer, Family Conflict When Adult Children and Elderly Parents Share a Home. Part IV:Social Structure and the Family.A.S. Rossi, P.H. Rossi, Normative Obligations and Parent-Child Help Exchange Across the Life Course. E.G. Menaghan, T.L. Parcel, Transitions in Work and Family Arrangements: Mothers' Employment Conditions, Children's Experiences, and Child Outcomes. V.L. Bengston, G. Marti, R.E.L. Roberts, Age-Group Relationships: Generational Equity and Inequity.