{"product_id":"psychoanalytic-and-psychotherapeutic-perspectives-on-prophecy-coles-9781138126381","title":"Psychoanalytic and Psychotherapeutic Perspectives on Stepfamilies and Stepparenting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePsychoanalytic and Psychotherapeutic Perspectives on Step-families and Step-parenting\u003c\/em\u003e looks at the role step-parents can play in the psychic development of children. Step-parenting requires enormous confidence and resilience that stretches into a territory of human emotions and conflict that can make marriage seem easy. Prophecy Coles' concern has been that we are witnessing a new kinship system and our psychological thinking has not kept up with the emotional effect that stepparents are having upon the next generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author traces the history of our beliefs about stepparents through the oral tradition of the fairy story into our present, arguably prejudiced beliefs about them. Coles explores whether our feelings about stepparents arise from the unconscious tradition that placed stepparents in hostile opposition to the natural forces of parenting. The absence of detailed clinical work on the subject has meant that the author has drawn on interviews, biography and three long term research projects to think about this new family constellation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering such topics as the prevalence and importance of step-mothers historically, the reasons for psychoanalytic neglect of this subject, and using clinical material drawn from work with step-mothers, children and fathers, this is a much-needed guide to working with families affected by maternal loss and alternative parenting roles. It will encourage a further appreciation of the psychological difficulties that stepparents face, and at the same time offer a re-appraisal of the pain that young children go through when their parents decide to separate. \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalytic and Psychotherapeutic Perspectives on Step-families and Step-parenting \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal greatly to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Prophecy Coles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138126381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138126381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d","brand":"Prophecy Coles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621968589055,"sku":"9781138126381","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/psychoanalytic-and-psychotherapeutic-perspectives-on-prophecy-coles-9781138126381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}