Mothers and their adult daughters : mixed emotions, enduring bonds / Karen L. Fingerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fingerman, Karen L.

Contributor:

Fingerman, Karen L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parent and adult child.

Mothers and daughters.

Aging parents.

Family life surveys.

Physical Description:

xviii, 238 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2003.

Contents:

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

Appendix A Methodological Decisions 214

Appendix B Interviews and Questionnaires 217.

Notes:

Originally published: Aging mothers and their adult daughters : a study in mixed emotions. New York : Springer Pub., 2001, in series: Springer series, focus on women.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-213) and index.

Related Work:

Fingerman, Karen L. Aging mothers and their adult daughters.

ISBN:

159102028X

OCLC:

50809081