Mothers and Their Adult Daughters: Mixed Emotions, Enduring Bonds [NOOK Book]

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"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, Ph.D., Professor of Gerontology and Family Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The mother-daughter tie takes on unique characteristics as daughters enter midlife and mothers enter old ...
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Mothers and Their Adult Daughters: Mixed Emotions, Enduring Bonds

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Overview

"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, Ph.D., Professor of Gerontology and Family Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The mother-daughter tie takes on unique characteristics as daughters enter midlife and mothers enter old age. Incorporating vivid descriptions by mothers and daughters about their relationships, this book addresses both the rewards and the difficulties mothers and daughters experience in maintaining their relationships into old age. Based on interviews with 48 mothers over age 70 and their adult daughters, Dr. Fingerman begins with an overview of this relationship, which, she points out, can be distinguished from other social ties by the strength of the mother-daughter bond. Next she discusses the positive features of this bond and various theories about its social and psychological nature. This discussion is followed by an examination of problems encountered between mothers and daughters. The last section looks at reactions of mothers and daughters to tensions, conflicts, communication problems, and other difficulties.
This excellent study will be of interest not only to researchers in women's and family studies, but any mother and daughter.

Karen L. Fingerman, Ph.D. is assistant professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Faculty Affiliate with the Gerontology Center at Pennsylvania State University.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781615922222
  • Publisher: Prometheus Books
  • Publication date: 11/1/2002
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 1,219,133
  • File size: 2 MB

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Karen L. Fingerman, Ph.D., is assistant professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Faculty Affiliate with the Gerontology Center at Pennsylvania State University.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Aging Mothers and Adult Daughters
1 Complexities of the Mother/Daughter Tie 3
2 The Mothers and Daughters in This Study 14
2 Positive Features of the Mother/Daughter Tie
3 Theories About Mother/Daughter Ties 37
4 The Pleasure of Her Company 52
3 Problems in the Mother/Daughter Tie
5 The Developmental Schism 77
6 The History of the Mother/Daughter Tie 88
7 A Problematic Encounter 103
8 Shared Perceptions of Problems 131
4 Mothers' and Daughters' Reactions to Problems
9 Interpersonal Conflict and Communication 149
10 Mothers' and Daughters' Responses to Tensions 158
11 Once a Mother, Always a Mother 178
References 200
App. A: Methodological Decisions 214
App. B: Interviews and Questionnaires 217
Index 231
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