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Identical Twins

Adult Reflections on the Twinship Experience

Joleen Loucks Greenwood

Identical Twins explores the unique status of twinship and how it can affect personal and familial relationships with siblings, romantic partners, and friends. Drawing from the rich qualitative data from over one hundred interviews, Joleen Loucks Greenwood shares the benefits and challenges associated with the experience of being an identical twin and discusses ways in which all social relationships are positively and negatively impacted by this dynamic. This book is a must-read for family scholars, such as family sociologists who study family and sibling relationships as well as psychologists who focus on personal and social relationships, as well as anyone interested in the study of identical twins.

Lexington Books

Pages: 154 • Trim: 6¼ x 9

978-1-4985-7611-6 • Hardback • October 2018 • $104.00 • (£80.00)

978-1-4985-7613-0 • Paperback • June 2021 • $44.99 • (£35.00)

978-1-4985-7612-3 • eBook • October 2018 • $42.50 • (£35.00)

Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Psychology / General, Psychology / Developmental / Lifespan Development, Social Science / Social Work

Identical Twins

Adult Reflections on the Twinship Experience

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Paperback

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Summary

Identical Twins explores the unique status of twinship and how it can affect personal and familial relationships with siblings, romantic partners, and friends. Drawing from the rich qualitative data from over one hundred interviews, Joleen Loucks Greenwood shares the benefits and challenges associated with the experience of being an identical twin and discusses ways in which all social relationships are positively and negatively impacted by this dynamic. This book is a must-read for family scholars, such as family sociologists who study family and sibling relationships as well as psychologists who focus on personal and social relationships, as well as anyone interested in the study of identical twins.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 154 • Trim: 6¼ x 9

978-1-4985-7611-6 • Hardback • October 2018 • $104.00 • (£80.00)

978-1-4985-7613-0 • Paperback • June 2021 • $44.99 • (£35.00)

978-1-4985-7612-3 • eBook • October 2018 • $42.50 • (£35.00)

Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Psychology / General, Psychology / Developmental / Lifespan Development, Social Science / Social Work

Author

Joleen L. Greenwood is associate professor of sociology at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Identical Twins, Best Friends, and other Friendships

Chapter 2: Identical Twins and Romantic Relationships

Chapter 3: Identical Twins and Sibling Relationships

Chapter 4: Benefits Associated with being an Identical Twin

Chapter 5: Challenges Associated with being an Identical Twin

Identical Twins

Adult Reflections on the Twinship Experience

Joleen Loucks Greenwood

Identical Twins

Adult Reflections on the Twinship Experience

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