Sister Knot

Sister Knot
Author: Terri Apter
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2007
Genre: Interpersonal relations
ISBN: 9780393060584

The Sister Knot: Why We Fight, Why We're Jealous, and Why We'll Love Each Other No Matter What

The Sister Knot: Why We Fight, Why We're Jealous, and Why We'll Love Each Other No Matter What
Author: Terri Apter
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2008-01-17
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0393285766

“The best book on sisters, very important and beautifully written.”—Carol Gilligan, author of In a Different Voice This “substantial contribution to the literature on sibling relationships” (Library Journal) explores the intricacy, friction, and love in bonds between sisters. Relationships between women are often freighted with a rocky mix of emotions—devotion and disregard, affection and loathing, admiration and envy—leading to anguish and confusion on the playground, in the home, and in the boardroom. Negotiating her layered feelings toward a sister shapes a woman’s psychology as forcefully as do her relationships with her parents. Drawing on compelling interviews and new research, Terri Apter considers the many aspects of the sister relationship from birth through adulthood. The need to fight to differentiate oneself from a sister, as well the protectiveness one feels for that same person, is explained by reference to extensive psychological and biological evidence.

The Sister Knot

The Sister Knot
Author: T. E. Apter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2007
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780786296927

Women's relationships with each other are often defined by a rocky mix of emotions, leading to anguish and confusion. Profoundly insightful, The Sister Knot clarifies the complexities, tensions, and intimacy that form the bonds between sisters and the women who come to represent sisters, and it demonstrates to any reader the fundamental strength to be found through understanding sisterhood.

Sisters and Rivals in British Women's Fiction, 1914-39

Sisters and Rivals in British Women's Fiction, 1914-39
Author: D. Wallace
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2000-06-21
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0230598803

What happens when two women love the same man? This is the first book to examine female rivalry as a distinctive theme in women's fiction and to analyze the female-identified erotic triangle, where two women are rivals for the same man, as a narrative pattern which has a special resonance for inter-war women writers. Focusing on five key writers, Diana Wallace offers a reconsideration of inter-war women's writing and an examination of the links and rivalries between women writers themselves.

Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period

Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period
Author: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351797441

Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period is a cutting-edge exploration of ancient queenship and the significance of family politics in the dysfunctional dynasties of the late Hellenistic world. This volume, the first full-length study of Kleopatra III and Kleopatra Thea and their careers as queens of Egypt and Syria, thoroughly examines the roles and ideology of royal daughters, wives, and queens in Egypt, the ancient Near East, and ancient Israel and provides a comprehensive study of the iconography, public image, and titles of each queen and their cultural precedents. In addition, this book also offers an introduction to the critical concept of the ‘High Hellenistic Period’ and the maturation of royal female power in the second century BCE. Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period is suitable for students and scholars in ancient history, Egyptology, classics, and gender studies, as well as the general reader interested in ancient queenship, ancient Egypt, the Hellenistic world, and gender in antiquity.

Brothers and Sisters in Medieval European Literature

Brothers and Sisters in Medieval European Literature
Author: Carolyne Larrington
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2015
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 190315362X

A wideranging and groundbreaking investigation of the sibling relationship as shown in European literature, from 500 to 1500.

In the Company of Women

In the Company of Women
Author: Dr. Brenda Hunter
Publisher: Multnomah
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2011-06-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0307779831

All women long for the enjoyment, counsel and emotional support found in close relationships. However, although they might wish that strong friendships would just "happen," they generally find that they require skill and effort. In the Company of Women gives insight into the art of friendship, offering wisdom and practical advice into how a woman can make-and nurture-lifelong relationships with other women. Whether a woman is single or married, employed or parenting full-time, In the Company of Women will give her tips for building stronger, closer relationships with her mother, sisters, daughters, friends, mentors and peers throughout every phase of her life.

Sister's Choice

Sister's Choice
Author: Emilie Richards
Publisher: Leisure Arts
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2008-07
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1601408684

This companion quilting book offers 7 projects inspired by the story and enhanced with excerpts from the novel.

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters
Author: Ann Buchanan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2020-12-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030559858

This edited volume presents unique insights on sibling relationships in adulthood in the early 21st century, focusing on three themes: relations beyond childhood and school years; factors shaping social support provision between siblings; and changes in family life and how these impact sibling relations. Comprised of chapters from distinguished international family scholars, this book examines sibling dynamics across age, race, culture, gender, sexual orientation, geography, and social environments. It answers important questions such as, to what extent do siblings support each other at different stages of the life cycle? How do cultural practices and family obligations impact on sibling support? How does sibling support differ when looking at surrogates, migrant families, polygamous families, and siblings with disabilities? These contributions expand and contribute greatly to the field of sibling studies and will be of interest to all students and scholars studying and researching family relationships.

The Role of Sisters in Women's Development

The Role of Sisters in Women's Development
Author: Sue A. Kuba
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2011-04
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0195393341

Psychological theory has traditionally overlooked or minimized the role of siblings in development, focusing instead on parent-child attachment relationships. The importance of sisters has been even more marginalized. Sue A. Kuba explores this omission in The Role of Sisters in Women's Development, seeking to broaden and enrich current understanding of the psychology of women. This unique work is distinguished by Kuba's phenomenological method of research, rooted in a single prompt: "Tell me about your relationship with your sister." Rich in detail, the responses (many of which are reproduced at length within the book) provide a complex picture of sister relationships across the lifespan. Integrating these stories with current literature about gender and family composition for sisters of difference (disabled and lesbian sisters) and ethnic sisters, this book provides useful recommendations for therapeutic understanding of the significance of sisters in everyday life, integrating diverse perspectives in order to address the ways clinicians can enhance psychological work with women clients. A valuable contribution to the field of mental health, The Role of Sisters in Women's Development is highly recommended for therapists who wish to broaden their inquiry into the sister connection, as well as anyone who wants to further understand the importance of sisterhood.