Ann Buchanan is Emeritus Professor at the Department of Social Policy and Social Intervention, Supernumerary Fellow of St Hilda's College, University of Oxford, and previously Director of the Centre for Research into Parenting and Children.

Presents chapters from distinguished international scholars from a range of disciplines including Sociology, Demography, International Development, Gender Studies, Social Policy, Psychology, Anthropology and Social Work

Includes chapters on newer family types such as surrogate siblings, LGBT siblings, brothers and sisters in migrant families, and the new two-child family in China

Discusses to what extent are there policy solutions to the challenges and opportunities posed by sibling relationship dynamics

1. The Role of Brothers and Sisters in Changing Times Buchanan and Anna Rotkirch.- 2. Brothers and Sisters Across the Life Course: Eleven Factors Shaping Relationship Quality in Adult Siblings Tanskanen and Danielsbacka.- 3. Brothers and Sisters: A Social and Demographic Perspective Haskey.- 4. Brothers and Sisters: Themes in Myths, Legends and Histories from Europe and the New World Buchanan.- 5. Siblings in M¿ori Myth, Culture and Present-Day Society Davey and Cunningham.- 6. Brothers and Sisters, Husbands and Wives: Love, Power, and Being an In-law Joseph. Sibling Relationships in Adolescence Across Cultures: Predictors, Transitions, and Support Milevsky.- 8. Sibling Support: The Reports of Israeli Adolescents in Residential Care Attar-Schwartz.- 9. One Father, Many Mothers: Sibling Relationships in Polygamous Families Al-Krenawi.- 10. Sibling Relationships Across Families Created Through Assisted Reproduction Jadva.- 11. Brothers and Sisters in China: No Longer the One-Child Family Chen and Tan.- 12. Adult Sibling Relationships in the United States: Mostly Close, Occasionally Contentious, and Caring for Aging Parents Woolley and Greif.- 13. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Siblings Szymanski and Hilton.- 14. Sibling Support in Transnational Families: The Impact of Migration and Mobility on Sibling Relationships of Support over Time and Distance Baldassar and Brandhorst.- 15. Social Support When a Sibling has a Disability Kramer, Meltzer & Strohm.- 16. Sibling Relationships Across Generations in Rwanda: Continuity and Change Through Conflict and DevelopmentPontalti.- 17. Brothers Who Kill: Murders of Sisters for the Sake of Family Honour in Pakistan Bhanbhro.- 18. Siblings Caring for Their Parents Across Europe: Gender in Cross-NationalPerspective Sarkisian & Gerstel.- 19. Linking Up Again: Views of Barnardo's Elders on Being Separated From Their Siblings and How They Reconnected in Old Age Buchanan.- 20. "We Are Close Enough": Closeness and Support from Siblings Among Divorced and Widowed Seniors in Singapore Thang, Lim, Kang and Lim.- 21. To What Extent can we rely on Support from our Brothers and Sisters at Different Stages in Our Life Span? Buchanan.