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Stepmonster : a new look at why real stepmothers think, feel, and act the way we do / Wednesday Martin.
Wednesday Martin unlocks the emotional mysteries of why stepmothers think and feel and act the way they do. Martin draws upon her own experience as a stepmother, interviews with other stepmothers and stepchildren, and fascinating insights from literature, anthropology, psychology, and evolutionary biology to reveal the little-understood realities of this most demanding role.
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- ISBN: 9780618758197
- ISBN: 0618758194
- Physical Description: 326 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A wall of one's own: becoming a stepmother -- "She's such a witch!": fairy tale history and the stepmothering script -- "You're not my mother!": and five other universal step-delemmas -- "You're not my child!": anger, jealousy, and resentment -- Him: understanding your husband -- Your marriage -- Sociobiology: what the birds, the bees, and the white-fronted bee-eaters can teach us about stepmothering -- Stepmothers worldwide: anthropology, attachment, context -- Stepmother sadness and depression: understanding the risk factors -- Women with adult stepchildren: lessons from "lifers". |
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| Subject: | Stepmothers. Parent and child. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Coldwater Branch | 306.874 MAR (Text) | 35401424696986 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |