Parent-Child Relations Throughout Life

by Pillemer; Karl

• ISBN13: 9780805808223
• ISBN10: 0805808221
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-08-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The study of parent-child relationships has long been of interest to behavioral scientists, both for its theoretical importance and for its practice and policy implications. There are, however, certain limitations to the knowledge in this area. First, research on parents and children is spread throughout a number of disciplines and as a consequence is not well integrated. Further, there has been little dialogue among researchers concerned with parents of young children and those interested in middle-aged and elderly parents and their offspring. The present volume predicates the notion that there is considerable similarity in the issues explored by researchers on different points of the life course. Contributions by leading scholars in psychology, sociology, and anthropology are organized into four sections, each of which contains a treatment of at least two stages in the life course. The sections cover attachment in early childhood and in later life, life course transitions, relationships within families, and the influence of social structural factors on parent-child relations. Although the chapters make important contributions to basic research and theory, many also deal with issues of public concern, such as day care, maternal employment, gay and lesbian relationships, and care of the elderly.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
References	p. xxii
The Parental Side of Attachment	p. 1
Acknowledgments	p. 21
References	p. 22
Attachment Theory in Old Age: Protection of the Attached Figure	p. 25
References	p. 39
Variability in the Transition to Parenthood Experience	p. 43
Acknowledgments	p. 55
References	p. 56
Double Jeopardy: Identity Transitions and Parent-Child Relations Among Gay and Lesbian Youth	p. 59
Acknowledgments	p. 88
References	p. 89
The Development of Paternal and Filial Maturity	p. 93
Acknowledgments	p. 111
References	p. 112
The Developmental Importance of Differences in Siblings' Experiences Within the Family	p. 113
Acknowledgments	p. 122
References	p. 124
Mothers' Language with First- and Second-Born Children: A Within-Family Study	p. 125
Acknowledgments	p. 139
References	p. 141
Adolescent Happiness and Family Interaction	p. 143
Acknowledgment	p. 160
References	p. 161
Relationships with Children and Distress in the Elderly	p. 163
References	p. 174
Family Conflict When Adult Children and Elderly Parents Share A Home	p. 179
References	p. 196
Normative Obligations and Parent-Child Help Exchange Across the Life Course	p. 201
References	p. 222
Transitions in Work and Family Arrangements: Mothers' Employment Conditions, Children's Experiences, and Child Outcomes	p. 225
Acknowledgments	p. 244
References	p. 246
Age-Group Relationships: Generational Equity and Inequity	p. 253
References	p. 275
Author Index	p. 279
Subject Index	p. 289
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.