Stepfamilies: Myths and Realities.

Jacobson, Doris S.

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ERIC Number: EJ200911

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Publication Date: 1979-May

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Stepfamilies: Myths and Realities.

Jacobson, Doris S.

Social Work, v24 n3 p202-07 May 1979

The author discusses the emotional issues that confront stepparents and stepchildren and describes a program to help stepparents deal with these issues and other conflicts. She also explores the myths of instant adjustment and recreated nuclear families and the realities of the stepparent-stepchild relationship. (Author/BEF)

Descriptors: Adopted Children, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Counseling, Foster Family, Mental Health Programs, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Counseling

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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