When Family Members Don’t Want to See Each Other AnymoreTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1701, Segment 5
Oct 4, 2021 • 23m
One in four American adults has cut off contact with a family member. Often the rift is between a parent and an adult child, and usually, one or both of them are upset about the estrangement—and yet it’s stunningly common, based on Karl Pillemer’s research. Pillemer is a professor of human development and gerontology at Cornell University. He’s written a book about his research called “Fault Lines: Fractured Families and How to Mend Them.” (Segment produced by Sydney Jezik)

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