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Resolving middle‐age sibling conflict regarding parent care
Author(s) -
Gentry Deborah B.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.3890190104
Subject(s) - sibling , mediation , psychology , family conflict , conflict resolution , social psychology , developmental psychology , political science , law
10.1002/crq.3890190104.abs Middle‐age children are and will continue to be confronted with parent care decisions. It is inevitable that siblings experience varying degrees of conflict when making these decisions, as exemplified in the four case studies outlined in this article. The potential benefits and limitations of family mediation as a means of resolving such conflicts are discussed.