TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jonathan Pettigrew
PY  - 2014
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 2166-6466
SN  - 9781453911976
TI  - Stepfather-Stepson Communication
T2  - Social Support in Stepfamily Worlds
DO  - 10.3726/978-1-4539-1197-6
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1051449
N2  - This book offers a novel analysis of communication in stepfather-stepson relationships and is one of the first to examine the ways stepfathers communicate and to integrate the perspectives of adolescents into research on stepfamily communication. In order to understand the complex dynamics of stepfamilies, Jonathan Pettigrew presents six case studies of different families. They are written as engaging narratives – including interviews – that offer flavorful accounts of family members and their relationships with each other. Pettigrew then looks across cases to identify, describe, and examine patterns of stepfather support. This book builds upon current understandings of stepfamily life by providing a descriptive and heuristic model of supportive stepfather-stepson communication, making it valuable for those who study and work with families.
KW  - relationships, dynamics, support
LA  - English
ER  -