Psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic perspectives on stepfamilies and stepparenting / Prophecy Coles.

Author/creator Coles, Prophecy
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2018]
Description121 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents The stepmother in our fairy stories -- The fairy story stepfather: where is he? -- The strangely shaped footprint of women -- The psychic moorings of a stepchild -- No longer the fairy tale stepmother -- Psychoanalytic theory and stepparents -- Is step-parenting all in the mind? -- The new reality? -- Are we living in a "me" society?.
Abstract "Psychoanalytic and Psychotherapeutic Perspectives on Step-families and Step-parenting looks at the role step-parents can play in the psychic development of children. Step-parenting requires enormous confidence and resilience that stretches into a territory of human emotions and conflict that can make marriage seem easy. Prophecy Coles' concern has been that we are witnessing a new kinship system and our psychological thinking has not kept up with the emotional effect that stepparents are having upon the next generation. The author traces the history of our beliefs about stepparents through the oral tradition of the fairy story into our present, arguably prejudiced beliefs about them. Coles explores whether our feelings about stepparents arise from the unconscious tradition that placed stepparents in hostile opposition to the natural forces of parenting. The absence of detailed clinical work on the subject has meant that the author has drawn on interviews, biography and three long term research projects to think about this new family constellation"-- Provided by publisher.
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LCCN 2017024430
ISBN9781138126381 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9781138126398 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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