Brothers and Sisters in China: No Longer the One-Child Family
Following the end of the one-child-policy in China in 2016 and the gradual relaxation of only-one child per family in selected areas prior to that, family composition and relationship dynamics, especially siblings relationship within the Chinese familial
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Brothers and Sisters
Ann Buchanan · Anna Rotkirch Editors
Brothers and Sisters Sibling Relationships Across the Life Course
Editors Ann Buchanan Department of Social Policy and Intervention University of Oxford Oxford, UK
Anna Rotkirch Helsinki, Finland
ISBN 978-3-030-55984-7 ISBN 978-3-030-55985-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55985-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: © Erickson Stock/Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
Part I Introduction 1
The Role of Brothers and Sisters in Changing Times Ann Buchanan and Anna Rotkirch
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Part II Continuity and Change in Sibling Relations 2
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Brothers and Sisters Across the Life Course: Eleven Factors Shaping Relationship Quality in Adult Siblings Antti O. Tanskanen and Mirkka Danielsbacka
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Brothers and Sisters: A Social and Demographic Perspective John Clifford Haskey
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Brothers and Sisters: Themes in Myths, Legends and Histories from Europe and the New World Ann Buchanan
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Siblings in M¯aori Myth, Culture and Present-Day Society Judith A. Davey and Chris Cunningham
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Brothers and Sisters, Husbands and Wives: Love, Power, and Being an In-Law Suad Joseph
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Part III 7
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Sibling Relationships in Adolescence
Sibling Relationships in Adolescence Across Cultures: Predictors, Transitions, and Support Avidan Milevsky
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Sibling Support: The Reports of Israeli Adolescents in Residential Care Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz
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One Father, Many Mothers: Sibling Relationships in Polygamous Families Alean Al-Krenawi
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