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Books : Making and Breaking Families: The Way Ahead for Parents and Their Children


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by: Jill Curtis

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 616
EAN: 9781853434112
ISBN: 1853434116
Label: Free Association Books
Manufacturer: Free Association Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 203
Publication Date: 1999-05
Publisher: Free Association Books
Sales Rank: 6969489
Studio: Free Association Books






Editorial Review:

Product Description:
This work looks at the many new combinations which constitute a family at the end of the 20th century. Men and women to whom the author talked describe what happened when their marriage broke, and how their new families emerged, sometimes through great difficulties. The book closes with guidance to the many professionals who might find themselves giving counselling or giving guidance to families as they go through a demanding period of transition.



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Intelligent question/answer approach to family difficulties
This book is a well-crafted and intelligent way of helping those in need of advice and guidance through the modern maze of family problems. A cleverly applied question-and-answer format allows ordinary people to use their own words in describing extraordinary difficulties in their day-to-day family lives. It also allows a gifted psychotherapist to respond in simple terms easily understood by anyone. A book of stunning simplicity and importance to all involved with the strains and torments ... Read More




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