Why Many Americans are Estranged from Parents and Siblings

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No. 114/September 2, 2026

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What’s Causing Family Ruptures?

Media coverage on family estrangement usually suggests that it is an epidemic brought on by therapy culture. In her new book Families We Lose, sociologist Rin Rec…