Buchanan / Rotkirch Brothers and Sisters

Sibling Relationships Across the Life Course
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-55985-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 448 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

This edited volume presents unique insights on sibling relationships in adulthood in the early 21 century, focusing on three themes: relations beyond childhood and school years; factors shaping social support provision between siblings; and changes in family life and how these impact sibling relations. Comprised of chapters from distinguished international family scholars, this book examines sibling dynamics across age, race, culture, gender, sexual orientation, geography, and social environments. It answers important questions such as, to what extent do siblings support each other at different stages of the life cycle? How do cultural practices and family obligations impact on sibling support? How does sibling support differ when looking at surrogates, migrant families, polygamous families, and siblings with disabilities?

These contributions expand and contribute greatly to the field of sibling studies and will be of interest to all students and scholars studying and researching family relationships.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Buchanan, Ann

Rotkirch, Anna

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1         The Role of Brothers and Sisters in Changing Times

Ann Buchanan and Anna Rotkirch

Part 1               Continuity and Change in Sibling Relations

2     Brothers and Sisters Across the Life Course: Eleven Factors Shaping Relationship Quality in Adult Siblings

Antti O. Tanskanen and Mirkka Danielsbacka

3      Brothers and Sisters: A Social and Demographic Perspective

John Haskey

4     Brothers and Sisters: Themes in Myths, Legends and Histories from Europe and the

New World

Ann Buchanan

5     Siblings in Maori Myth, Culture and Present-Day Society

Judith Davey and Chris Cunningham

6    Brothers and Sisters, Husbands and Wives: Love, Power, and Being an In-law

Suad Joseph

Part 2               Sibling Relationships in Adolescence

7            Sibling Relationships in Adolescence Across Cultures: Predictors, Transitions, and      Support

Avidan Milevsky

8            Sibling Support: The Reports of Israeli Adolescents in Residential Care

Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz

9            One Father, Many Mothers: Sibling Relationships in Polygamous Families

Alean Al-Krenawi

10          Sibling Relationships Across Families Created Through Assisted Reproduction

Vasanti Jadva

11          Brothers and Sisters in China: No Longer the One-Child Family

Bin Chen and Jo-Pei Tan

Part 3                             Relationships in Adult Life

12          Adult Sibling Relationships in the United States:  Mostly Close, Occasionally    Contentious,our study in terms of what tion, lings,  the clinical work. som. xperiences with respect to adult clients bringin and Caring for Aging Parents

Michael Woolley and Geoffrey Greif

13          Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Siblings

Dawn M. Szymanski and Angela N. Hilton

14          Sibling Support in Transnational Families: The Impact of Migration and Mobility on Sibling Relationships of Support over Time and Distance

Loretta Baldassar and Rosa Brandhorst

15          Social Support When a Sibling has a Disability

John Kramer, Ariella Meltzer & Kate Strohm

16          Sibling Relationships Across Generations in Rwanda: Continuity and Change Through Conflict and Development

Kirsten Pontalti

17          Brothers Who Kill: Murders of Sisters for the Sake of Family Honour in Pakistan

Sadiq Bhanbhro

Part 4                            Sibling Relationships in Old Age

18          Siblings Caring for Their Parents Across Europe: Gender in Cross-National Perspective

Natalia Sarkisian & Naomi Gerstel

19          Linking Up Again: Views of Barnardo’s Elders on Being Separated From Their Siblings and How They Reconnected in Old Age

Ann Buchanan

20          “We Are Close Enough”: Closeness and Support from Siblings Among Divorced and Widowed Seniors in Singapore

Leng Thang, Emily Zee Kee Lim, Dionysia Jia Ying Kang and Wei Loong Lim

Conclusion

21          To What Extent can we rely on Support from our Brothers and Sisters at Different Stages in Our Life Span?

Ann Buchanan

Über Autor(innen)

Ann Buchanan is Emeritus Professor at the Department of Social Policy and Social Intervention, Supernumerary Fellow of St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford, and previously Director of the Centre for Research into Parenting and Children.

Anna Rotkirch is Research Professor and Director of the Population Research Institute, Väestöliitto, Finland. As a sociologist she has specialized in comparative research on families in Europe. Current research interests include fertility, grandparenting, and friendship. She is currently undertaking a study on Population in Finland.