Brothers & sisters: myth and reality

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Growing up, we typically spend more time with our brothers and sisters than we do with our parents. In an age of divorce, mobility, and alienation, the sibling bond is often the only one that really lasts. Given that brothers and sisters are such a fundamental aspect of human existence, it is remarkable that they have received so little in-depth attention in the field of psychology. Henry Abramovitch's Brothers and Sisters explores the tension between the myth and reality of brothers and sister…

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Full title :Brothers & sisters : myth and reality / Henry Abramovitch ; foreword by David H. Rosen.

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Publication Date:2014
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Texas A & M University Press
Place of Publication:College Station [Texas]
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

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Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781623492182, 1623492181
oclc:ocn898279676
LC Classification:BF723.S43
Dewey Decimal:155.44/3

Prelude: active imagination -- Neglect of siblings in depth psychology -- The sibling archetype -- Brotherly love in two Indian epics -- Darker side of brotherhood -- Sisters keepers, brothers weepers -- The unexpected brothers: Moses and Job -- Brothers and sisters: clinical implication -- Afterword: a personal note -- Notes.

Subjects

Developmental psychology FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages Frères et sœurs Frères et sœurs -- Aspect psychologique Frères et sœurs -- Relations familiales Mythologie Mythology mythology (literary genre) Psychologie du développement PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental PSYCHOLOGY -- General RELIGION religion (discipline) Sibling Relations Siblings Siblings -- Family relationships Siblings -- Psychological aspects Siblings -- psychology Siblings -- Religious aspects siblings (people)