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When Sons and Daughters Marry
How Marriage Changes Relationships with Sons and Daughters
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2011
Summary
Marriage is an important transition in the life of any adult who marries. But often when a son or daughter gets married, their relationships with their natal families changes. It is often said that a 'daughter is a daughter all of her life, but a son is a son 'til he takes him a wife.' This book examines how marriage changes relationships between adult children and their parents and how this differs for sons versus daughters. Merrill considers the process by which men 'get pulled into' their wives' families and the ways in which men are sometimes more connected to their wives' families following marriage than to their own families. But what is it about a relationship with a son that changes when he marries? And why do daughters tend to stay closer? Why do mothers experience greater difficulty in negotiating relationships with married sons than with married daughters? Why do daughters tend to stay closer and maintain stronger ties to their natal families than sons do? This book answers these questions and offers advice for mothers on how to maintain strong ties with their children when they marry, negotiate relationships that may be fraught with new challenges, and accept changes when they happen. Sharing firsthand accounts from mothers, sons, and daughters, the author sheds new light on this neglected topic.
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Copyright year
2011
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-1092-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-1094-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
174
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 01: Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
Chapter 02: Illustrations of Intergenerational Relationships No access Pages 9 - 22
Chapter 03: Relationships between Parents and Adult Children No access Pages 23 - 34
Chapter 04: Gender Differences in Contact with Parents and In-Laws No access Pages 35 - 48
Chapter 05: “A Daughter Is a Daughter All of Her Life, but a Son Is a Son ’til He Takes Him a Wife” No access Pages 49 - 60
Chapter 06: The Effect of Marriage on Intergenerational Relationships No access Pages 61 - 70
Chapter 07: The Challenge for Mothers in Parent–Adult Child Relationships No access Pages 71 - 80
Chapter 08: The Evolution of Intergenerational Relationships Following Children’s Marriages No access Pages 81 - 90
Chapter 09: Divorce and Later-Life Families No access Pages 91 - 100
Chapter 10: Advice to Mothers for Maintaining Intergenerational Relationships No access Pages 101 - 110
Chapter 11: Reciprocal Effects No access Pages 111 - 120
Chapter 12: Conclusion No access Pages 121 - 132
Appendix 1: Methodology No access Pages 133 - 138
Appendix 2: Interview Guidelines No access Pages 139 - 146
