Stepfamilies: A Guide to Working with Stepparents and Stepchildren
- ISBN-10
- 0876301901
- ISBN-13
- 9780876301906
- Series
- Stepfamilies
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Authors
- Emily B. Visher, John S. Visher
Description
Studies the differences between stepfamilies and nuclear families, and the adjustments and stresses families face as a result of remarriage
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