Burdened Children: Theory, Research, and Treatment of Parentification

by Gregory J. Jurkovic

Book Overview

This volume is a comprehensive study of parentification in the family--children who fulfill the role of parents to their own parents or to their siblings, almost always at the expense of their own development. The book is divided into two sections: theory and research and contextual perspectives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761907645
• ISBN13: 9780761907640
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"