A study of adult sibling rivalry draws on interviews to dispute age-old beliefs about rivalry and birth order, explore the hidden strengths of the sibling bond, and identify key turning points in adult sibling relationships. 25,000 first printing. Tour.
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From Publishers Weekly
In this instructive, broadly researched study, Sandmaier ( The Invisible Alcoholics ) examines the complex bonds between brothers and sisters. Sibling relationships are central, she shows, to emotional development. Drawing on her own uneven sibling ties and on interviews with a socio-economic cross section of 80 siblings, she cites the fury or devotion, but mostly the ambivalence which characterizes these ties. Sandmaier claims that our culture's gender-defined goals tend to create close sister/sister and less intense but rivalry-prone brother/brother bonds, while predisposing siblings of the opposite sex "towards separateness." The author suggests that a family crisis, frequently the death of a parent or sibling, can heal rifts and bring survivors to reconnection.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Next to parents, it is siblings who most influence the development of one's identity and personality. For this book, Sandmaier, a journalist and author of The Invisible Alcoholics ( LJ 1/15/80), interviewed 80 adult brothers and sisters in order to delve into their complicated and changeable relationships. Using their narratives to illustrate her points, Sandmaier explores adult sibling relationships and the positive and negative influences they have on our lives. She offers advice on trying to understand difficult relations and how to reconnect with emotionally distant siblings. This well-written book is recommended for public libraries.
- Jennifer Amador, Central State Hosp. Medical Lib., Petersburg, Va.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Jennifer Amador, Central State Hosp. Medical Lib., Petersburg, Va.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This review is from: Original Kin: The Search for Connection Among Adult Sisters and Brothers (Paperback)
This is the only book of it's kind: a book that explores the continuing impact our siblings have on us. Not just birth order, not just rivalry, but the love, the loss, the lessons. It is a wonderful exploration of how these relationships have shaped our lives and how our siblings remain active in our psyche, whether they are physically present in our lives or not. I highly recommend it
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