This new book reviews the most current global research and
highlights the challenges, possibilities, and dynamics of
stepfamily households. It describes their formation, their
experiences, and the factors that help them thrive. International
and cultural differences are highlighted throughout along with
issues of class, gender, and religion. Nontraditional stepfamilies
such as those headed by same-sex families are also explored along
with clinical and legal issues. Engagingly written with numerous
vignettes and examples, each chapter features objectives, an
introduction, boldfaced key terms, summary, list of key terms,
discussion questions, exercises, and additional text and web
resources. The book concludes with a glossary. Highlights of
coverage include: The history, diversity, and demography of
stepfamilies (ch. 1). Frameworks for thinking about stepfamilies
(ch. 2). The impact of race and culture on stepfamily dynamics (ch.
3). Stepfamily formation including the role of cohabitation and
lone parenting (ch.4). The wellbeing of adults in stepfamilies
including resident and nonresident parents (ch.5). Relationships in
stepfamilies including those between adults, between adults and
children, and between siblings (chs. 6 & 7). Children's
wellbeing in stepfamilies, and factors that help explain outcomes
(ch. 8). The importance of intergenerational relationships (ch.9).
Stepfamilies headed by sex couples; wellbeing, stigma and legal
issues (ch. 10). Factors that promote wellbeing in stepfamilies
such as communication patterns, rituals, and flexibility (ch.11).
Interventions and therapy, and recent legal and policy issues (chs.
12 & 13). New ways of thinking about stepfamily living (ch.
14). Intended as a core advanced undergraduate/beginning graduate
text for courses on stepfamilies or as a supplement for courses on
divorce, family studies, introduction to the family, and/or
marriage and the family taught in human development and family
studies, psychology, sociology, and social work, the book also
appeals to those who work with stepfamilies in a counseling or
legal setting.
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