(De)constructing family : exploring communicative practices in accomplishing and maintaining estrangement between adult children and their parents

Many scholars contend that family relationships are nonvoluntary despite evidence that suggests family estrangement is both significant and on the rise. Typically, family estrangement is a serious life rupture often brought on by physical, emotional, or psychological abuse. In order to explore this...

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Main Author: Scharp, Kristina
Other Authors: Baxter, Leslie A.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2014
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4745
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5261&context=etd