From Keith Cooke, kcooke@apa.org
From: Division 20 Announcement list [mailto:DIV20ANN@LISTS.APA.ORG] On Behalf Of Cooke, Keith
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:57 PM
To: DIV20ANN@LISTS.APA.ORG
Subject: [DIV20ANN] PsycCRITIQUES Blog
I am writing on behalf of Danny Wedding, PhD, Editor, PsycCRITIQUES. APA has developed a PsycCRITIQUES blog that makes it possible for interested psychologists around the world to read selected book and film reviews and comment on the issues raised in those reviews. We think the following probe would interest those in Division 20.
Can Relationships Between Adult Children and Their Parents Sometimes Be "Toxic"?
In their review of Poisonous Parenting: Toxic Relationships Between Parents and Their Adult Children, J. Douglas Pettinelli, Katie M. Heiden Rootes, and Christine Schneider note that clinicians often encounter adult children who are suffering from "toxic relationships" with their parents who, according to the book, can be classified as either pageant, dismissive, or contemptuous parents. The reviewers point out, however, that the parent–child relationship is not one-dimensional or linear, and more attention to family diversity issues is warranted due to the "unique impacts of gender, culture, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and religion on multigenerational family dynamics."
Is the term "toxic relationships" or the parent typologies described in the book useful for research and/or clinical practice? If yes, how? If no, why not?
What are some examples of the unique impacts of culture, gender, religion, etc. on family dynamics? How might clinicians effectively use this information to help improve these troubled relationships?
You can review the blog and make comments at http://psyccritiquesblog.apa.org/ (click on the red comments button at the bottom of the probe). We would especially welcome comments from members of Division 20.
You can also subscribe to all new blog posts via email and web-based news readers at http://feeds2.feedburner.com/PsycCRITIQUESBlog.
Regards,
Christine Pearce
Managing Editor, PsycCRITIQUES
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Editorial office phone: (415) 955-2177
Phone for C. Pearce in Oregon: (541) 245-6002
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