Sibling Relationships Across the Life Span

by Victor Cicirelli

Overview

Victor G. Cicirelli presents the first comprehensive resource to examine the course of the sibling relationship-from its beginning in childhood to the end of life-and the factors which influence it. The author offers a broad theoretical framework for sibling research and discusses methodological problems confronting the sibling researcher. This work includes a hermeneutic study of the relationships of a single large family of adult siblings that provides new understandings of how adult sibling relationships are maintained.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475765113
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	01/28/2013
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Pages:	255
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Importance of Sibling Relationships. A Life Span Perspective for Sibling Research. Methodological Approaches and Issues in Studying Siblings. Siblings in Childhood Adolescence. Siblings in Adulthood and Old Age. Siblings in Crosscultural Perspective. Understanding Sibling Relationships: A Hermeneutic Approach. Sibling Helping Relationships. Siblings as Caregivers of Elderly Parents. Siblings with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities. Sibling Conflict, Aggression, Violence, and Abuse. Sibling Sexual Experiences: Normal Exploratory Behavior, Nonabusive Incest, and Abusive Incest. Loss of Siblings through Death. Siblings and Psychotherapy. Epilog. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Examines the course of the sibling relationship from childhood to the end of life, drawing on research from diverse areas, and outlines the factors that influence the sibling relationship, considering the sibling dyad alone as well as in relation to a larger kinship. Includes discussion of methodological problems in sibling research, cross-cultural perspectives, and aspects of the sibling relationship such as chronic illness and siblings as caregivers of elderly parents. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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