First edition published 1980 Second edition published 1996 Third edition published 2008
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Gitterman, Alex, 1938-author …

We were fortunate to have started our research careers about the same time as the study of
stepfamilies was “discovered” as a valid topic for social and behavioral scientists. We also …

Blended families face unique challenges that differ greatly from those encountered by
nuclear families. Societal stereotypes that view blended families as abnormal, taking nuclear …

Psychotherapy is often regarded as the connecting point between the East and West. Many
of the core concepts in psychotherapy can be traced back to the key elements within the …

More than 40% of US adults have at least one step-relative in their family. Whereas there is
much research on providing support for ex-partners and their children, there has been a …

Stepfamilies are a common family form. Despite this, negative stereotypes of stepfamilies,
and in particular, stepmothers still exist. This study used qualitative methods to examine …

Objective We examine the impact of stepfamily exposure on the educational outcomes of
children, considering factors such as age at stepfamily formation, gender of the stepparent …

In this chapter I begin the discussion of remarriage and stepfamilies in Asia with a review of
the increasing international research attention given to families where one or both of the …

Questions about, and definitions of, close relations often raise heated debate, for they
concern fundamental ideas about personal and collective identities and experiences …

The aim of this study was to identify types of coparenting in stepfamilies based on
observational data and to examine whether these types differed regarding marital …