The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us
320The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781594486111 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 09/04/2012 |
Pages: | 320 |
Sales rank: | 681,660 |
Product dimensions: | 5.47(w) x 8.19(h) x 0.87(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Table of Contents
1 Band of Brothers-and Sisters 1
2 Stocking the Team: Siblings in a Growing Family 14
3 The Outbreak of Hostilities: Why Siblings Fight and What to Do About It 35
4 Who's on First? The Mysteries of Birth Order 57
5 The Golden Child: Favoritism and Its Consequences 83
6 Breaking Up: Brothers, Sisters, and Divorce 105
7 Patching Up: The Blended Family 126
8 Misguided Guidance: Drugs, Pregnancy, and Other Risky Behaviors 149
9 Running the Asylum: When Siblings Raise Siblings 168
10 If You Show Me Yours … Sibs, Sex, and Gender 193
11 Paired and Pared: The Curious Worlds of Twins and Singletons 223
12 And On and On … Siblings Through the Years 257
Epilogue 281
Afterword 291
Acknowledgments 301
Index 305
What People are Saying About This
“In The Sibling Effect, Jeffrey Kluger integrates the latest research and brings his own fresh thinking to an ancient topic: sibling relationships. He weaves his own sibling experiences into his rich, insightful text. Like all good storytellers, Kluger's stories are sad/happy and heartbreaking/glorious. The Sibling Effect is for anyone who has ever wondered, ‘Why can't I get along with my siblings?’ or ‘Why are we so different?’ or ‘How did my relationships with my siblings shape my personality?’ I suspect that is most of us." --(Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia)
"In The Sibling Effect, Jeffry Kluger offers a thought-provoking exploration of the psychology of brothers and sisters, melded with a lovely reflection on his own family life. We all wonder in what ways our families have shaped us; Kluger lets us wonder far more deeply." --(Carl Zimmer, author of Soul Made Flesh and A Planet of Viruses.)
"This book had a profound impact on me that I never could have anticipated. . . . It's a compelling and beautifully written story, interwoven with fascinating, cutting-edge research. What I didn't expect was what I'd learn about myself. In our culture we spend so much time examining the ways our parents influence us that we miss a force that's at least as significant. While immersed in The Sibling Effect, I went back in time, reexamined my own life, this time looking through a new lens. It was a revelation."
-David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
"Jeffrey Kluger integrates the latest research and brings his own fresh thinking to an ancient topic: sibling relationships. He weaves his own sibling experiences into his rich, insightful text. As with all good storytellers, Kluger's stories are sad/happy and heartbreaking/glorious. The Sibling Effect is for anyone who has ever wondered, 'Why can't I get along with my siblings?' or 'Why are we so different?' or 'How did my relationships with my siblings shape my personality?' I suspect that is most of us."
-Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia
“This book had a profound impact on me that I never could have anticipated…it’s a compelling and beautifully written story, interwoven with fascinating, cutting-edge research. What I didn’t expect was what I’d learn about myself. In our culture we spend so much time examining the ways our parents influence us that we miss a force that’s at least as significant. While immersed in The Sibling Effect I went back in time, re-examined my own life, this time looking through a new lens. It was a revelation.” --( David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction)
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INTRODUCTION
Nobody affects us as deeply as our brothers and sisters do—not our parents, not our children, not our friends. Siblings are our collaborators and co–conspirators, our role models and cautionary tales. They teach us how to resolve conflicts and how not to, how to conduct friendships and when to walk away. Our siblings are the only people we know who truly qualify as partners for life.In this groundbreaking book, renowned science writer Jeffrey Kluger explores—with insight and humor—the complex world of siblings in ways that are equal parts science, psychology, sociology, and memoir. Based heavily on new and emerging research, The Sibling Effect examines birth order, twin studies, genetic encoding of behavioral traits, emotional disorders and their effects on—and effects from—sibling relationships, and much more.ABOUT JEFFREY KLUGERJeffrey Kluger is a senior editor and writer at Time magazine. He is a co–author of the bestseller Apollo 13, and the author of Simplexity, Splendid Solution, Moon Hunters, and two novels for young adults. He lives in New York City.
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