| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
viii, 280 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index. |
| Contents |
The mother/daughter plot -- "You're not listening!" : the battle for recognition -- "Let me live my own life!" : why teenage girls are insulted by parental concern -- "She can pick an argument out of thin air!" : what lies behind teenage irritability -- Power struggle : the choreography of status -- Learning to fight : friendship and conflict -- Portraits of mother/daughter meltdown -- My mother, my father : two different relationships -- "I'm too fat!" : the ambiguity of physical growth -- "I know that already!" : sex talk -- "So that's how you feel!" : how conflict can lead to closeness -- The life-long dialogue. |
| Subject |
Mothers and daughters -- Psychology.
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| ISBN |
0393057585 |
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