When Sons and Daughters Choose Alternative Lifestyles - Softcover

Caplan, Mariana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0934252696 ISBN 13: 9780934252690

Publisher: Hohm Press, 2008

Synopsis

A guidebook for building workable relationships despite the fears and concerns brought on by differences in lifestyle. It is suitable for parents and adult children who are dealing with the crises that arise from joining an alternative community, marrying inter-racially, following a guru or choosing a gay/lesbian lifestyle.

About this title

About the Author:

Mariana Caplan has earned degrees in both philosophy and anthropology and has studied and lived in many communities in Central America, Europe, and India. She is the author of Do You Need a Guru?, To Touch Is to Live, and The Way of Failure.

From Library Journal:

Caplan, a therapist and freelance author, has written a guidebook for parents developing new relationships with their adult children. Although the title indicates a focus on an adult child's nontraditional lifestyle, the relevance of the book is not limited to parent/adult child relationships far outside the mainstream. The author defines "alternative" broadly and includes a range of lifestyles, from a decision to remain single to a gay partnership to membership in a cult or commune. Caplan states that a relationship must be maintained regardless of the areas of disagreement and that parents need to recognize the need for that bond and grieve for their lost hopes. Her advice to parents is based on two principles: find help for yourself and put love for your adult child above all else. Case examples and a bibliography are given in the appendixes. Recommended for public libraries?Kay L. Brodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills, Md.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Hohm Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0934252696
• ISBN 13: 9780934252690
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230