Stepfamilies in contemporary American society -- Sharing parental and stepparental affection (and almost everything else) -- Revolution in the ranks: changes in birth order and age order -- Sex, love, and hostility: what happens between opposite-sex stepsiblings? -- The birth of a half-sibling: boon or bane? -- conclusion: the sociology of stepsiblings.
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