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The final chapter explores the question, "What will the future relationship be between older parents and their adult offspring?" with a discussion of emerging forms of kinship bonds and their possible implications for intergenerational relationships. [...]rather than offering a strengths-b...

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Published inMichigan Family Review Vol. 4; no. 1
Main Authors Youatt, June Pierce, Lee, Robert E, Bubolz, Margaret M, Soderman, Anne K
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Ann Arbor University of Michigan 01.01.1999
Subjects
Aging
Children & youth
Families & family life
Older parents
Problems
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Summary:The final chapter explores the question, "What will the future relationship be between older parents and their adult offspring?" with a discussion of emerging forms of kinship bonds and their possible implications for intergenerational relationships. [...]rather than offering a strengths-based approach to in-law relationships, this text reinforces negative constructions. An additional weakness of the book is the lack of any theory or research base, and it seems clear that Prilik draws largely from a middle- to upper-class, well educated clinical population in her treatment of the subject. [...]her scope of the players involved in these challenging family transitions is limited to the adult stepchild, new stepparent, and biological parent.
ISSN:1094-0952
1558-7258