Studying stepfamilies --;The cultural context of stepfamilies --;Paths to stepfamily life --;Courtship in stepfamilies --;Couple dynamics in stepfamilies --;Gay and lesbian cohabiting couples in stepfamilies --;The dynamics of parenting and stepparenting --;Effects of stepfamily living on children --;Siblings, half-siblings, and stepsiblings --;Grandparents and stepgrandparents --;Clinical perspectives on stepfamily dynamics.
This volume focuses on a wide range of behaviors and outcomes in stepfamily relationships, both positive and negative. The authors use the normative-adaptive perspective to seek out and study adaptive, well-functioning stepfamilies and find how they differ from those who struggle to cope.