Aging mothers and their adult daughters : a study in mixed emotions / Karen L. Fingerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fingerman, Karen L.

Series:

Springer series, focus on women.

Springer series, focus on women

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging parents.

Family life surveys.

Mothers and daughters.

Parent and adult child.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""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, PhD. Professor of Gerontology and Family Studies. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The mother/daughter tie is one that persists well past childhood and it takes on unique characteristics as daughter enter midlife and mohers enter old age. Incorporating vivid descriptions by m

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One: Aging Mothers and Adult Daughters; Two: Positive Features of the Mother/Daughter Tie; Three: Problems in the Mother/Daughter Tie; Four: Mothers' and Daughters' Reactions to Problems; References; Appendix A: Methodological Decisions; Appendix B: Interviews and Questionnaires; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-281-80627-7

9786611806279

0-8261-1611-6

OCLC:

476263453