What Do You Want from Me? Learning to Get along with In-Laws

Name: What Do You Want from Me? Learning to Get along with In-Laws
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ISBN: 9780393066975

ISBN-10: 0393066975

ISBN-13: 9780393066975

Edition: 2009

Authors: Terri Apter, Apter

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When we marry, we believe the bond is between only two individuals. Few of us realize the power that inlaws will exert over our lives. But the in-laws we acquire when we marry affect our quality of lifeâ€”our marriage, family, personal comfort, and long-term well-beingâ€”for better or worse. What Do You Want From Me? takes a fresh look at the age-old problem of managing conflict with in-laws, offering practical help for dealing with problems that are both immediate (â€œHow do I deal with my in-laws now?â€) and strategic (â€œHow can I change the nature of my in-lawsâ€™ demands?â€). Terri Apter, a psychologist whose books on family dynamics have received international acclaim, draws on…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/6/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.836

Terri Apter is a social psychologist and researcher at Cambridge University in England.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Inescapable Power of In-Laws



Why Does It Go Wrong? The Primary Source of Conflict



Are You Really Part of My Family? Insiders and Outsiders



Why Is It So Hard on the Women? Ideals and Competition



Whose Side Are You On? Why It's So Tough to Get Support from Your Spouse



What Is Happening to Me? Becoming a Mother-in-Law



Is Any of This My Fault? Hard Lessons for Ordinary People



Who's the Mother Now? Becoming a Mother, Becoming a Grandmother



What Do I Owe You? Gifts and Debts; Love and Gratitude



Who Do You Think You Are? The Unexpected Impact of Siblings-in-Law



Are We Still Family? Divorce and Connection



Getting Along and Looking Forward Rifts and Reparation Across the Life Span


Notes


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