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More than kin and less than kind : the evolution of family conflict / Douglas W. Mock.

By: Mock, Douglas W [author]

Language: English Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, c2004Description: 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0674012852 (alk. paper); 9780674012851; 9780674022485Subject(s): Families -- Psychological aspects | Interpersonal conflict | Sibling rivalryDDC classification: 306.85 LOC classification: HQ728 | .M55 2004

Contents:

In a family way -- The problem with sex -- Nursery life with attitude -- The trouble with parents -- Raising Cain -- Killing me softly -- Parenting in an uncertain world -- The ultimate food-fight -- Gambling with children -- Beggars, cheats, and bad fruit -- Silly squabbles and serious sabotage -- Parent-offspring conflict revisited -- Till death do us part -- Upgrading the kids -- Together again.

Summary: In 'More Than Kin and Less Than Kind', Douglas Mock tells us what scientists have discovered about the disturbing side of family dynamics in the natural world.

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Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-259)

In a family way --
The problem with sex --
Nursery life with attitude --
The trouble with parents --
Raising Cain --
Killing me softly --
Parenting in an uncertain world --
The ultimate food-fight --
Gambling with children --
Beggars, cheats, and bad fruit --
Silly squabbles and serious sabotage --
Parent-offspring conflict revisited --
Till death do us part --
Upgrading the kids --
Together again.

In 'More Than Kin and Less Than Kind', Douglas Mock tells us what scientists have discovered about the disturbing side of family dynamics in the natural world.

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