The powerful and ambivalent feelings about
siblings play a significant role in
development. A study of sisters, in particular,
challenges many common assumptions
about girls’ psychology, and offers a
framework for new understanding of a
range of human experience, from tiffs on
the playground to jealousy in the
boardroom.
Dr Terri Apter is a psychologist and writer
and Senior Tutor of Newnham College. Her
books on family dynamics, identity and
relationships have received international acclaim