| Description |
326 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-313) and index. |
| Contents |
A wall of one's own : becoming a stepmother -- "She's such a witch!" Fairy tale history and the stepmothering script -- "You're not my mother!" : and five other universal step-dilemmas -- "You're not my child!" : anger, jealousy, and resentment -- Him : understanding your husband -- Your marriage -- Sociobiology : what the birds, the bees, and the white-fronted bee-eaters can teach us about stepmothering -- Stepmothers worldwide : anthropology, attachment, context -- Stepmother sadness and depression : understanding the risk factors -- Women with adult stepchildren : lessons from "lifers". |
| Subject |
Stepmothers.
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Parent and child.
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| ISBN |
9780618758197 |
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0618758194 |
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