The Birth Order Effect: How to Better Understand Yourself and Others,9781580625517

The Birth Order Effect: How to Better Understand Yourself and Others

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ISBN13: 9781580625517
ISBN10: 1580625517
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-03-01
Publisher(s): Adams Media Corp
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Summary

A new approach to sibling psychology focuses on birth order, offering readers a quiz to determine where they fit in the family pecking order and discussing the meaning of this placement.

Table of Contents

Authors' Note v
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction ix
The Birth of Birth Order
1(14)
I'm a What?
15(10)
The Birth Order Matrix
25(8)
Opening Your Mind to the Possibilities of Birth Order
33(16)
Leave Me Alone; I'd Rather Do It Myself: The Only Child
49(20)
I Don't Know; What Do You Think? The First Born
69(20)
That Won't Work; It's Not Good Enough: The Second Born
89(16)
No Problem; It Doesn't Bother Me Any: The Third Born
105(20)
Life Isn't Easy; You Have to Try Hard: The Fourth Born
125(22)
So You Think the Only Thing Your Father Gave You Were His Bright Blue Eyes? Secondary Birth Order Characteristics
147(12)
Trying a Birth Order on for Size: T-Shirts for Everyone
159(10)
I Do...Well, Sort of: Birth Order Personality and Marriage
169(16)
He's Definitely Your Son: Birth Order and Parenting
185(12)
``I Think I Can, I Think I Can'': Getting Over the Hill and Putting It All Together
197(8)
I Told You This Would Work: Using Birth Order in Everyday Life
205(10)
A World of Greater Understanding: The Future of Birth Order
215(4)
Who, What, When, Where, and Why? The Most Frequently Asked Questions about Birth Order
219(14)
Index 233

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