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Sibling relationships and rivalry are as old as recorded history. This analysis explores that ambivalence between siblings casts its shadow throughout people''s lifetimes and affects their choices of mates, relationships with their own children, and aversions to others.

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1 Acknowledgment 2 Contributors Chapter 3 1. Beyond the Parental Orbit: Brothers, Sisters, and Others Chapter 4 2. Twinship and Twinning Reactions in Siblings Chapter 5 3. Twins and Other Siblings Chapter 6 4. Sisters and Their Disappointing Brothers Chapter 7 5. The Legacy of the Defective and Dead Sibling Chapter 8 6. Childhood Sibling Rivalry and Unconscious Womb Fantasies in Adults Chapter 9 7. Sibling Rivalry: A Phenomenon of Construction and Destruction Chapter 10 8. Brothers and Sisters and Sibling Relationships 11 Index

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    A Paperback by Salman Akhtar, Selma Kramer

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      Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
      Publication Date: 4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780765702036, 978-0765702036
      ISBN10: 0765702037
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Sibling relationships and rivalry are as old as recorded history. This analysis explores that ambivalence between siblings casts its shadow throughout people''s lifetimes and affects their choices of mates, relationships with their own children, and aversions to others.

      Table of Contents
      1 Acknowledgment 2 Contributors Chapter 3 1. Beyond the Parental Orbit: Brothers, Sisters, and Others Chapter 4 2. Twinship and Twinning Reactions in Siblings Chapter 5 3. Twins and Other Siblings Chapter 6 4. Sisters and Their Disappointing Brothers Chapter 7 5. The Legacy of the Defective and Dead Sibling Chapter 8 6. Childhood Sibling Rivalry and Unconscious Womb Fantasies in Adults Chapter 9 7. Sibling Rivalry: A Phenomenon of Construction and Destruction Chapter 10 8. Brothers and Sisters and Sibling Relationships 11 Index

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