Stepfamily relationships : development, dynamics, and interventions /
Lawrence H. Ganong and Marilyn Coleman.
- New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2004.
- ix, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-266) and index.
Studying stepfamilies -- The cultural context of stepfamilies -- Paths to stepfamily life -- Courtship in stepfamilies -- Couple dynamics in stepfamilies -- Gay and lesbian cohabiting couples in stepfamilies -- The dynamics of parenting and stepparenting -- Effects of stepfamily living on children -- Siblings, half-siblings, and stepsiblings -- Grandparents and stepgrandparents -- Clinical perspectives on stepfamily dynamics -- Epilogue.