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In this chapter we examine the dynamics of parent-child and stepparent-child relationships. Our primary interests center on relational processes—the development of step-relationships during stepfamily formation, the maintenance of ongoing genetic or adoptive parent-child relationships throughout the stepfamily’s existence, and the maintenance of stepparent-stepchild relationships in established stepfamilies (Coleman & Ganong, 1995). In addition, we are interested in changes in relationships that occur over time and how those changes are brought about.
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Ganong, L.H., Coleman, M. (2004). The Dynamics of Parenting and Stepparenting. In: Stepfamily Relationships. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9112-6_7
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