Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Modern Families
Susan Golombok · 2015
80/100
👍 Worth It
Susan Golombok is a genuine authority — decades of longitudinal research synthesized by the person who ran much of that research. For clinicians, legal professionals, and developmental psychology students, this is a landmark reference that belongs on the shelf. Faith-conservative readers will find the subject matter challenging, and the repetitive chapter structure is a real weakness, but the scholarship is solid.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety82
substance88
craft72
originality78
accuracy88
hype68
age-fit80
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict80
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