Brothers and Sisters

This edited volume presents unique insights on sibling relationships in adulthood in the early 21st 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.

Auteur

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.

Contenu

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 Mori 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 <...